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 Malden & Coombe]
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statement showing where deaths occurred.
In District. | Surrey County Hospitals. | London and other Hospitals. | Other Districts. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
176 | 134 | 51 | 20 | 381 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Number of deaths occurring in infants under one year of uge during the past five years:—
1939 | 12 Legitimate | 12 Illegitimate | 24 |
1940 | 21 " | 3 „ | 24 |
1941 | 18 " | None „ | 18 |
1942 | 21 " | 1 „ | 22 |
1943 | 23 " | None „ | 23 |
CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
Prematurity | 5 |
Congenital diseases, Malformations, Birth injury, Infant diseases | 14 |
Other | 4 |
SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
Year. | Births. | Infantile Mortality. | Deaths. |
---|---|---|---|
1939 | 15.4 | 39.0 | 9.3 |
1940 | 14.5 | 43.7 | 12.6 |
1941 | 13.8 | 38.1 | 11.2 |
1942 | 16.6 | 35.6 | 9.0 |
1943 | 18.1 | 35.0 | 10.0 |
MORTUARY.
Thirty bodies were brought to the Mortuary and a
post mortem examination was made on each.