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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
Harrow 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE VI
Deaths of Harrow Infants under 1 year of age, 1968
| Causes of Death | AGE | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Broncho Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Acute Bronchiolitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Prematurity | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Encephalomeningocele | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Ancephaly | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Multiple Congenital Deformities | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Rhesus Incompatability, Extreme Prematurity | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Severe Mongolism | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 39 |
TABLE VII
Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cancer of Lung and Bronchus Deaths with Rate per 100,000 Population, 1958-1968
| Year | Population | Deaths/Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Deaths/Lung Cancer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate per 100,000 | Number | Rate per 100,000 | ||
| 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 |
| 1968 | 208,220 | 6 | 2.88 | 152 | 72.99 |