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Surbiton 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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INFANT MORTALITY
There were 34 deaths of children under I year of age.
28 were legitimate and 6 were illegitimate.
Of the infant deaths, 20 occurred in hospitals or public
institutions outside the district of Surbiton. The ages at
death were as follows;-
One at 2 hours; two at 5 hours; one at 6 hours; one at 9 hours;
one at 10 hours; one at 13 hours; one at 14 hours; one at 1 day;
five at 2 day3; three at 3 days; two at 4 days; one at 5 days;
one at 6 days; two at 1 week; two at 1 month; two at 2 months;
one at 3 months; one at 4 months; one at 5 months; two at 8 months;
one at 10 months; one at 11 months.
The causes and ages at death of the children were as follows
Atelectasis 1 day
Respiratory failure, atelectasis 5 days
Broncho pneumonia 2 months
Acute broncho pneumonia 2 months
Broncho pneumonia 3 months
Broncho pneumonia 4 months
Acute broncho pneumonia 8 months
Acute broncho pneumonia 8 months
Influenzal broncho pneumonia, congenital heart disease 11 months
Empyema, broncho pneumonia 1 month
Pneumonia, parapneumonic empyema, mediastino
pericarditis, prematurity 1 month
Acute bronchitis, Mongolian baby 10 months
Prematurity, debility 2 days
Asphyxia and prematurity, cerebral haemorrhage,
excessive moulding at birth 3 days
Prematurity 5 hours
Prematurity 5 hours
Prematurity, toxaemia 6 hours
Prematurity 9 hours
Prematurity, severe toxaemia of pregnancy 10 hours
Prematurity, broncho pneumonia 13 hours
Prematurity, toxaemia 2 days
Prematurity 2 days
Prematurity 3 days
Prematurity 4 days
Anaemia, antepartim haemorrhage 14 hours
Mitra cranial haemorrhage, difficult labour 2 days
Cerebral haemorrhage, birth injury 2 days
Marasmus 4 months
Cardiac failure, congenital heart disease 4 days
Congenital malformation of heart, congenital deformity
_ of vulva Spina Bifida occulta 1 week
multiple congenital deformities 2 hours
Congenital hydrocephalus 6 days
Pyelitis, congenital hydronephrosis 1 week
Erythroblastosis 3 days
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