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 Surbiton]
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INFANT MORTALITY.
There were 31 deaths of children.under 1 year of age.
29 were legitimate and 2 were illegitimate.
Of the .infant deaths 18 occurred in. hospitals or public
institutions, out-side the-district of Surbiton. The ages at
death were as follows:-
One at 5 minutes;- one at 1 hour; one at 2 hours; one at 5 hours;
one at 6 hours; one at 13 hours; three at 1 day; one at 2 days;
one at 3 days; two at 4 days; three at 1 week; three at 2 weeks;
one at 3 weeks; one at 4 weeks; one at 1 month; one at 3 months;
three at 4 months; two at 5 months; one at 9 months; and
two at 11 months.
The causes and ages at death of the children were as follows:
Atelectasis and prematurity | 1 hour |
Broncho pneumonia | 11 months |
Broncho pneumonia | 4 months |
Broncho pneumonia | 1 month |
Intracranial haemorrhage | 1 day |
Intracranial haemorrhage | 1 week |
Exhaustion and gastro-enteritis | 11 months |
Exhaustion and gastro-enteritis | 9 months |
Acute gastro-enteritis, infective type | 2 weeks |
Gastro-enteritis | 4 months |
Multiple cerebral -haemorrhage | 4 days |
Cerebral haemorrhage; precipitate labour | 5 minutes |
Prematurity | 6 hours |
Prematurity | 1 day |
Prematurity | 2,days |
Prematurity | 13 hours |
Prematurity | 4. weeks |
Prematurity; gastro-enteritis | 3 weeks |
Prema turity | 1 day |
Prematurity | 2 weeks |
Prematurity | 1 week |
Spina bifida | 3 months |
Acute capillary bronchitis | 5 months |
Nohviability; prematurity | 4 days |
White asphyxia | 5 hours |
Congenital heart disease | 2 weeks |
Debility and prematurity | 3 days |
Asphyxia by pressure of clothes on face | 4 months |
Fractured skull following forceps delivery | 2 hours |
Pyelonephritis | 5 months |
Prematurity | 1 week |
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