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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 1946
[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 RegistrarGeneral). | Under 1 week | 1 — 2 weeks | 2 — 3 weeks | 3 — 4 weeks | Total under one month | 1 — 3 months | 3 — G months | 6 — 9 months | 9—12 months , | Total deaths - under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 17 | 2 | — | 2 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 |
| Congenital defects* | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 |
| Broncho pneumonia | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Gastro-enteritis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Birth injuries† | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Violent deaths | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Asphyxia neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Acute leukaemia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Acute bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | •— | — | 1 |
| 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 59 |
*Included in congenital defects are Ac. hydrocephalus (3), defects
of heart (4), tracheo-cesophageal fistula (1), multiple deformities
(1), malformaition of chest due to absence of diaphragm (1).
†Included in birth injuries are intra-tentorial haemorrhage (1),
intra-cranial heemorrhage (1).
Infantile Mortality, 1942-1946.
| Year. | Wembley. | England & Wales. |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 34.16 | 49 |
| 1943 | 37.17 | 49 |
| 1944 | 35.50 | 46 |
| 1945 | 36.75 | 46 |
| 1946 | 26.37 | 43 |
Infantile mortality during last five years (10,369 live births,
346 deaths under one year): 33.37.
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