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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 1958
[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 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | ||
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Anaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Exomphalos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Multiple deformity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Asphyxia Neonatorum | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Coronary Thrombosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Multiple lung abscesses . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Pulmonary oedema | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ruptured Spleen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Interstitial Emphysema | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Cystitis and Pyelonephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Misadventure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 29 |