Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE VI
Deaths of Harrow Infants under 1 year of age, 1967
Causes of Death | AGE | ||||||||||
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Under 1 day | 1-7 days | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3 weeks to 1 month | Total under month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total under 1 year | |
Congenital Cystic Kidney | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Pneumonia Acute Interstitial | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Broncho Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | ||
Respiratory Failure Mongolism | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Atelectasis | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Prematurity | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
AsDhyxia Neonatorum Breech Presentation | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Cerebral Damage | |||||||||||
Intrapartun Haemorrhage | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Pulmonary Haemorrhage | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Adrenal Haemorrhage | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | •— | — | — | — | 1 |
Respiratory Distress Syndrome | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Hydrocephalus | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Congenital Heart Disease | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Virus Myocarditis | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | I |
Total | 18 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | 46 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 53 |
TABLE VII
Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cancer of Lung and Bronchus Deaths with Rate per 100,000 Population, 1957-1967
Year | Population | Deaths/Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Deaths/Lung Cancer | ||
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Number | Rate per 100,000 | Number | Rate per 100,000 | ||
1957 | 215,000 | 12 | 5.58 | 97 | 45.12 |
1958 | 214,300 | 8 | 3.73 | 82 | 38.27 |
1959 | 213,700 | 6 | 2.80 | 104 | 48.67 |
1960 | 214,370 | 10 | 4.66 | 135 | 62.98 |
1961 | 209,580 | 9 | 4.29 | 130 | 62.03 |
1962 | 209,600 | 5 | 2.38 | 133 | 68.22 |
1963 | 209,520 | 4 | 1 .91 | 109 | 52.07 |
1964 | 210,250 | 10 | 4.75 | 132 | 62.73 |
1965 | 209,600 | 5 | 2.39 | 155 | 73.95 |
1966 | 208,730 | 8 | 3.83 | 133 | 63.73 |
1967 | 208,200 | 4 | 1.92 | 129 | 61.96 |