London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Harrow 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE VI
Deaths of Harrow Infants under 1 year of age, 1972
| Cause of Death | AGE | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1-7 days | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3 weeks to 1 month | Total under 1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total under 1 year | |
| Prematurity | 5 | — | 1 | _ | 10 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 10 | |
| Trisomy 17-18 | — | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Potent Ductus Arteriosis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Myocardial Fibrelestosis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Defect Anterior Chest Wall | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Congestive Heart Disease | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Acute Epiglottis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Antepartum Haemorrhage | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Myelo-Meningocoele | _ | 1 | — | _ | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Congenital Anomalies | _ | 1 | _ | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Cot Death Syndrome | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
| Bronchopneumonia | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 |
| Viral Pneumonitis | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 2 |
| Anencephaly | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| Congenital Saccul or Aneurysm of Abdominal Aorta | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome | _ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Acute Bronchiolitis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 |
| Hypoplastic Left Ventricle | _ | I | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Septicaemia | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Primary Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | _ | — | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | |
| Sudden Death in Infancy Syndrome | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 3 |
| Antepartum Bleed & Lung Inexpansion | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Infected Meningomyelocele | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| TOTALS | 10 | 13 | _ | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
TABLE VII
Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cancer of Lung and Bronchus Deaths with Rate per 100,000 Population 1962-1972
| Year | Population | Deaths/Pulmonary Tuberculosis | DeathsjLung Cancer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate per 100,000 | Number | Rate per 100,000 | ||
| 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 |
| 1969 | 207,700 | 3 | 1.44 | 136 | 65.47 |
| 1970 | 206,060 | 7 | 3.39 | 159 | 77.16 |
| 1971 | 205,000 | 3 | 1.46 | 132 | 64.4 |
| 1972 | 203,730 | 2 | 0.98 | 114 | 55.95 |