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
Hackney 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Live Births | Still Births | Deaths | Infant Mortality | Neonatal Mortality | Early Neonatal Mortality | Perinatal Mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 16. 0 | 13 | 11.7 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| London Borough of Hackney | 16. 2 | 14 | 12.9 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 28 |
| Weight at birth | Premature live births | Premature stillbirths Born | Total premature live and still births | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born in hospital | Born at home | |||||||||
| Total births in hospital | Died | |||||||||
| Within 24 hours of birth | In 1 and under 7 days | In 7 and under 28 days | Nursed entirely at home | Transferred to hospital on or before 28th day | In hospital | At home | ||||
| Up to and including 3 lb. 4 ozs. | 35 | 21 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 15 | - | 50 | |
| Over 3 lb. 4 ozs. and up to and including 5 lb. 8 ozs. | 287 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 311 | |
| Total | 322 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 361 | |
DEATHS
The number of deaths in 1970, 2,741 as against 2,793 in 1969, showed that
the pattern of causes of death remained the same.
An analysis of the 94 deaths of infants under one year of age shows that 74
were due to peri-natal causes, birth injuries and congenital anomalies and that
20 were due to an infection. Details are set out below:-
Analysis of deaths of children under one year of age
Enteritis 3
Meningococcal infection 1
Other forms of heart disease 1
Avitaminoses, etc. 1
Pneumonia 8
Other respiratory causes 8
Congenital anomalies 18
Birth injury 23
Other causes of perinatal mortality 27
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions 1
All other accidents 2
All other external causes 1
94