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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 1952
[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 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Congenital malformations | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Haemorrhagic Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Asphyxia due to inhalation of vomit | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 2 |
| Asphyxia due to inhalation of mucus due to inattention at birth | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cerebral Anoxaemia following operation for Meconium Ileus | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 29 | - | 1 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 36 |
| Year. | Wembley. | England & Wales. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 21.97 | 34 |
| 1949 | 21.75 | 32 |
| 1950 | 17.01 | 29.8 |
| 1951 | 22.79 | 29.6 |
| 1952 | 24.33 | 27.6 |
| Infantile mortality during last five years (10,355 live births, 228 deaths under one year): 22.02 | ||