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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Infantile Mortality.
| 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 | 8 | – | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Congenital heart disease | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | ||
| Broncho pneumonia | – | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Haemorrhagic broncho pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lobar pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Asphyxia due to inhalation of mucus | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Intussusception | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pneumococcal meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Gastro-enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — | 1 |
| Haemolytic disease of the new born | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
Infantile Mortality, 1949-1953.
| Year. | Wembley. | England & Wales. |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 21.75 | 32 |
| 1950 | 17.01 | 29.8 |
| 1951 | 22.79 | 29.6 |
| 1952 | 24.33 | 27.6 |
| 1953 | 20.13 | 26.8 |