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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Live Births | Still Births | Deaths | Infant Mortality | Neo-natal Mortality | Early Neo-natal Mortality | Perinatal Mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| London Borough of Hackney | 16 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 27 |
| 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. | 46 | 24 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 60 |
| Over 3 lb. 4 ozs. & up to and including 5 lb. 8 ozs. | 270 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 289 |
| Total | 316 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 349 |
DEATHS
Allowing for the decreased number of deaths in 1972, 2,795 as against
2,882 in 1971 the pattern of causes of death remained the same.
An analysis of the 85 deaths of infants under one year of age shows
that 70 were due to perinatal causes, birth injuries and congenital anomalies,
and that 15 were due to an infection. Details are set out overleaf:-