London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wood Green 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

MATERNAL MORTALITY
No cases of maternal mortality were reported.
INFANT MORTALITY
There were 21 deaths of infants under 1 year of age. This
gives an infant death rate of 24.53 per 1,000 live births as compared
with 15 deaths and a rate of 16.74 in the preceding year.
Of the 21 infants who died in Wood Green during 1964, 11
were neo-natal deaths, that is deaths occurring in the first month
and, of these, 8 occurred during the first week of life. These very
early deaths now constitute the hard core of all infant deaths and
are under the most careful scrutiny.

Table: The following table shows causes of deaths at various ages under year:—

The following table shows causes of deaths at various ages under year:—

Under 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 mths3 mths and under 6 mths6 mths and under 9 mthsy mens and under 12 mthsTotal deaths under 1 year
Prematurity6---6----6
Congenital Defects-1--1211-5
Atelectasis1---1----1
Gastroenteritis----------
Intracranial Haemorrhage----------
Capillary Bronchitis-----221-5
Asphyxia----------
Broncho-pneumonia-------1-1
Other causes11-i3----3
82-111433-21

Text

Copy text to clipboard

STILL BIRTHS
Thirteen still births were accredited to the Borough for 1964.
This is equal to a death rate of 14.96 per 1,000 births, live and still,
the corresponding figures for 1963 being 13 still births with a rate
of 14.51.
6