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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
Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The following table gives the age and cause of death of each infant who died:—
| Age. | Cause of Death. |
|---|---|
| 4 hours. | Prematurity (at 7 months). |
| 10 hours. | Cardiac failure. Prematurity of birth. |
| 12 hours. | Defective development. Premature birth. |
| 16 hours. | Protracted and difficult labour. Fortnight over term. |
| 21 hours. | Enlarged thymus. |
| 1 day. | Convulsions. Congenital debility. Asphyxia neonatorum. |
| 4 days. | Jaundice and inanition. Premature birth. |
| 1 week. | Convulsions. Inanition. |
| 1 month. | Acute nephritis. |
| 1 month. | Congenital abnormality of heart. |
| 6 months. | Infantile convulsions. Gastric catarrh. |
| 7 months. | Acute gastro-enteritis. |
Seven, or 58.3 per cent., of the deaths occurred in the first week
of life; 8, or 65.7 per cent., occurred in the first month; and 4, or 33.3
per cent., from the second to the twelfth month.
The infantile mortality in the different Wards is given below: —
Beddington: —
North 7
Central 1
South 1
Wallington: —
North —
Central 2
South 1
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