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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 1961
[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 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Gusto enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Paralytic ileus | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Broncho pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Severe asphyxia Pallidum | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Respiratory failure | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningomyelocele | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital abnormality | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Oesophagi-tracheae Fistula | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Anoxia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tentorial tear | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cardiac failure | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Haemorrhage into the supra renal glands | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pulmonary hyaline membrane | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 28 |