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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
Ilford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following table gives the deaths of infants under one year of age, classified according to age: —
Infant Deaths—1950.
| Total | ||||||||||
| Asphyxia | i | 1 | _ | __ | 1 | |||||
| Asphyxia due to suffocation—found beneath blanket | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Atelectasis ... ... .... | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| Atelectasis—Erythroblastosis | — | — | _ | —. | — | — | — | |||
| Cardiac failure | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage ...... | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebral Thrombosis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Congenital heart disease ... | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| Congenital Hydrocephalus Erythroblastosis Foetalis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 1 | ||||||
| Haemolytic disease | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Imperforate Anus ... | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Initial respiratory failure | 1 | _ | __ | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Multiple congenital abnormalities of the heart... ... ••• ••• | ||||||||||
| Prematurity | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| Pneumonia—all forms | —* | — | 1 | — | 15 | |||||
| Toxaemia ... | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||
| ^Viliris tumour.—left kidney | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 27 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows: —
| Year | No. of Deaths under 1 year | Rate per 1,000 Registered Live Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45 | 18'7 |
| 1949 | 53 | 20-1 |
| 1948 | 62 | 21-7 |
| 1947 | 82 | 24-3 |
| 1946 | 102 | 296 |
| 1945 | 81 | 32'7 |
| 1944 | 102 | 36-8 |
| 1943 | 92 | 351 |
| 1942 | 74 | 30'6 |
| 1941 | 67 | 409 |
The mean average Infant Mortality rate for the past 10 years is
therefore 29' 1 per 1.000 live births.