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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 1959
[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 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Post Maturity | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Intercranial Haemorrhage | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Exomphalos Major | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meningomyelocele | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Primary Collapse of both Lungs | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Haematuria | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Communicating Hydrocephalus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Bronchiolitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 22 |