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 Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(b) (i) Maternal Mortality.
The Medical Officer of Health investigated all maternal
deaths and obtained full reports from the practitioner attending.
There was one maternal death during 1948. The figures for the years 1944 - 1947 are given for comparisons-
Cause | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiac Failure Toxaemia of pregnancy | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
(b) (ii) Infant Mortality.
By the Infant Mortality rate is meant the number of deaths
of infants under one year per 1,000 live births in the same
period.
The following are the numbers of Kings ten children who died during 1948 in the Borough before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death and age;-
Age | Total | Cause of Death | |
---|---|---|---|
0-24 | 5 | 3 | Prematurity |
1 | Atelectasis of lungs | ||
1 | Atelectasis, prematurity, hydramnios (twin pregnancy) | ||
24 hours - 1 month | 9 | 1 | Broncho-pneumonia, intestinal obstruction |
1 | Heart failure, prematurity (twin pregnancy) | ||
1 | Haemorrhage from respiratory tract, prematurity | ||
1 | Meningitis, prematurity | ||
1 | Broncho - pneumonia, prematurity | ||
1 | Streptycoccal pneumonia | ||
1 | Atelectasis, prematurity | ||
1 | Pneumonia, congenital morbiscordis | ||
1 | Meningitis, infected dermoid cyst of cerebellum | ||
1 month - 1 year | 3 | 1 | Reflex shock during operation for reduction of torsion of testis. |
1 | Heart failure, pulmonary fibrosis | ||
1 | Pneumonia |