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 1971
[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 | 12 | 11.6 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| London Borough of Hackney | 17 | 14 | 14.4 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 22 |
| Weight at birth | Premature live births | Premature still births 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. | 38 | 15 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 1 | 53 |
| Over 3 lb. 4 ozs. and up to and including 5 lb. 8 ozs. | 204 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 224 |
| Total | 342 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 277 |
DEATHS
Allowing for the increased number of deaths in 1971, 2,882, as
against 2,741 in 1970 the pattern of causes of death remained the
same.
An analysis of the 98 deaths of infants under one year of age
shows that 80 were due to peri-natal causes, birth injuries and congenital
anomalies and that 18 were due to an infection. Details are set out below: -