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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wembley 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Infantile Mortality.
Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
| Cause of death (extracted from weekly returns of local Registrars, and from inward transfers of Registrar-General). | Under 1 week | 1 — 2 weeks | 2 — 3 weeks | 3 — 4 weeks | Total under one month | 1 — 3 months | 3 — 6 months | 6 —9 months | 9—12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | 19 | 1 | —- | - | -— | 20 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - | 15 |
| Atelectasis | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Congenital defects | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | —- | — | 1 | 8 |
| Gastro-enteritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Violent deaths | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Subarachnoid hæm:— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hæmorrhagic disease | 2 | —- | —- | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| German measles (with broncho-pneumonia) | — | — | —- | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Icterus neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Toxic hepatitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Icterus grav: neon: | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Strepto: mening: | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Strangulated femoral hernia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Staphylococcal septicæmia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Intussusception | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 76 |
Of the 76 deaths which occurred in children who never celebrated
their first birthday, 31 (i.e., -10.8%) occurred within the first week of
life, while 46 (i.e., 60.53%) occurred within the first four weeks of life.
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