Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 RegistrarGeneral). | 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 |
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Prematurity | 7 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
Congenital defects | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
Broncho pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 4 |
Atelectasis | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Gastro-enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Birth injuries | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Diseases of the new Born | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Accidental death | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Vascular disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 36 |
year. | Wembley. | England & Wales. |
---|---|---|
1945 | 36.75 | 46 |
1946 | 26.37 | 43 |
1947 | 23.26 | 41 |
1948 | 21.97 | 34 |
1949 | 21.75 | 32 |
Infantile mortality during last five years (9,924 live births,
254 deaths under one year): 25.59.
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