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Surbiton 1943

[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 prematurity1 hour
Broncho pneumonia11 months
Broncho pneumonia4 months
Broncho pneumonia1 month
Intracranial haemorrhage1 day
Intracranial haemorrhage1 week
Exhaustion and gastro-enteritis11 months
Exhaustion and gastro-enteritis9 months
Acute gastro-enteritis, infective type2 weeks
Gastro-enteritis4 months
Multiple cerebral -haemorrhage4 days
Cerebral haemorrhage; precipitate labour5 minutes
Prematurity6 hours
Prematurity1 day
Prematurity2,days
Prematurity13 hours
Prematurity4. weeks
Prematurity; gastro-enteritis3 weeks
Prema turity1 day
Prematurity2 weeks
Prematurity1 week
Spina bifida3 months
Acute capillary bronchitis5 months
Nohviability; prematurity4 days
White asphyxia5 hours
Congenital heart disease2 weeks
Debility and prematurity3 days
Asphyxia by pressure of clothes on face4 months
Fractured skull following forceps delivery2 hours
Pyelonephritis5 months
Prematurity1 week

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