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 1963
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute Suppurative Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Adrenal Haemorrhage | -0 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Anencephalus | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Asphyxia | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Atelectasis | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 |
Congenital Abnormalities | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Haemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Heart Failure | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Hepatic Angioma | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Hyaline Membrane | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Intracranial Haemorrhage | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Viability | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Prematurity | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
Respiratory Failure | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rhesus Incompatibility | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Synovial Cell Sarcoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Tentorial Tear | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Toxaemia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Urinary Tract Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Volvulus of Small Intestine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | -- | 1 |
Totals | 36 | 2 | -- | 1 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 56 |
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 |
---|---|---|
1963 | 56 | 20.4 |
1962 | 45 | 17.7 |
1961 | 40 | 15.8 |
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 |