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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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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 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 |
| Congenital defects1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 10 |
| Gastro-enteritis | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Hæmorrhage of newly born | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Erythroblastosis foetalis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | 2 |
| Suprarenal hæn: | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Staphylococcal abscess | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tubercle of mesenteric glands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Asphyxia neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Otitis media | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Violent death | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 |
| 33 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 69 |
* Included in congenital defects are meningocele (1), spina bifida (1),
congenital heart (4), idiocy (Mongolian) (1), imperforate anus and
hypoplasis of kidney (1), anencephalitic malformation (1), imperforate
anus (1), anuria and urethral obstruction from congenital valve (1),
diaphragmatic hernia (1).
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