London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Southall 1938
[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 54. The rate per
1,000 births was 65. The corresponding rate for England and Wales was 53,
for London 57, and for the 148 smaller towns 51 per 1,000.
This shows an infant mortality rate higher than last year when it was 58.
The infant mortality rate in five-yearly periods since 1892 is shown in
Appendix B.
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 | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, etc. | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | — | _ | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| Toxaemia | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | - | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Cerebral Haemhorrage | 4 | - | — | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| G astro-enteritis. Diarrhoea, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 8 |
| Inanition | 2 | - | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | — | 2 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Want of Attention | 2 | - | _ | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Prematurity | 14 | 3 | - | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Pulmonary Oedema | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | - | - | — | - | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 30 | 5 | - | 4 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 54 |
Live Births. Infant Deaths.
Legitimate 794. Legitimate 46.
Illegitimate 31. Illegitimate 8.
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.
The Council has an informal agreement with the London County Council
for the admission of cases of puerperal pyrexia to the North Western Hospital,
Hampstead. Patients are usually, however, admitted to Queen Charlotte's
Hospital (isolation block), Shepherd's Bush.
During the year four cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified. Two of
these were admitted to Queen Charlotte's Hospital and one occurred after
confinement at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, and one case occurred in Hillingdon
County Hospital.
There were two maternal deaths during the year in connection with
childbirth; one occurred in Hillingdon County Hospital, and one in the West
Middlesex Hospital.
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