London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Southall 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Infant Mortality.
The total number of deaths under one year of age was 48. The rate per
1,000 births was 58. The corresponding rate for England and Wales was 58,
for London 60, and for the 148 smaller towns 55 per 1,000.
This shows an infant mortality rate considerably lower than last year
when it was 66.
The infant mortality rate in five-yearly periods since 1892 is shown in
Appendix C.
The various deaths from stated causes at ages under one year of age are
shown in the subjoined table.
Table No. 8.
| Certified 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 J | Total deathsunder i year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, etc. | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Peritonitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Toxaemia | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemhorrage | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gastro-enteritis, Diarrhoea, etc. | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 12 |
| Inanition | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Marasmus | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Want of Attention | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Prematurity | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Pyloric Stenosis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Suffocation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Icterus Neonatorum | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 48 |
Live Births. Infant Deaths.
Legitimate 776. Legitimate 41.
Illegitimate 38. Illegitimate 7.
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.
The Council has an informal agreement with the London County Council
for the admission of cases of puerperal pyrexia and puerperal fever to the North
Western Hospital, Hampstead. Patients are usually, however, admitted to
Queen Charlotte's Hospital (isolation block), Shepherd's Bush.
During the year nine cases of puerperal pyrexia and one case of puerperal
fever were notified. Four of these were admitted to Queen Charlotte's Hospital
and one occurred after confinement at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, while four
cases occurred in Hillingdon County Hospital, and one case was nursed at
home.
There were two maternal deaths during the year in connection with
childbirth and both occurred in Hillingdon County Hospital.
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