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 2l deaths of children under 1 year of age. Twenty
were legitimate and 1 was illegitimate.
Of the infant deaths fifteen occurred in hospitals or public
institutions outside the district of Surbiton. The ages at death
were as follows
1 newly born; 1 at twenty minutes; 1 at five hours;
1 at ten hours;,2 at twelve hours; 1 at thirteen hours;
2 at one day; 5 at two days; 2 at three days; 2 at four days;
1 at three weeks; 1 at one month and 1 at eight months.
The causes and age3 at death of the children were as follows
Bilateral suprarenal haemorrhage 4 days
Subarachnoid haemorrhage 2 day3
Prematurity 4 days
Prematurity 3 days
prematurity 20 mins.
Prematurity 10 hour3
Prematurity 12 hours
Prematurity 5 hours
Prematurity 2 days
Congenital 2 days
atelectasis 13 hours
intracranial haemorrhage 1 day
Pulmonary oedema 1 month
patent inter auricular septum of heart Newly born
Broncho pneumonia 3 weeks
Atelectasis 1 day
Broncho pneumonia 3 days
Respiratory failure 2 days
Broncho pneumonia 8 months
Atelectasis of lungs 12 hours
Congenital heart disease 2 days
INFANT MORTALITY RATE .
The following table shows the death rate of infants under year of age per 1,000 live births:-
SURBITON | ENGLAND AND WALES (Smaller Towns) | |
---|---|---|
1936 | 38.51 | 55.0 |
1937 | 42.04 | 55.0 |
1938 | 31.14 | 51.0 |
1939 | 50.98 | 40.0 |
1940 | 35.85 | 54.0 |
1941 | 54.20 | 56.0 |
1942 | 37.52 | 46.0 |
1943 | 32.56 | 46.0 |
1944 | 29.65 | 44.0 |
1945 | 34.28 | 46.0 |
1946 | 19.75 | 37.0 |
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