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 Ilford]
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INFANT DEATHS 1960.
Cause of Death | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 1-3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anencephaly | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Asphyxia | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Atelectasis | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Congenital Abnormalities | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Congenital Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Erythroblastosis Foetalis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Haemorrhagic Broncho-Pneumonia | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Intracranial Haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Meningo-Encephalocele | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Prematurity | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Previability | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Pulmonary Haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Pulmonary Oedema | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Resorption Collapse of Lungs | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Ritters Disease | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Spina Bifida | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
TOTALS | 33 | 4 | 1 | - | 38 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 44 |
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 |
---|---|---|
1960 | 44 | 17.5 |
1959 | 33 | 14.9 |
1958 | 37 | 16.6 |
1957 | 38 | 17.1 |
1956 | 33 | 15.6 |
1955 | 42 | 20.0 |
1954 | 41 | 18.7 |
1953 | 45 | 20.2 |
1952 | 44 | 18.9 |
1951 | 50 | 21.0 |