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Surbiton 1946

[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:-

SURBITONENGLAND AND WALES (Smaller Towns)
193638.5155.0
193742.0455.0
193831.1451.0
193950.9840.0
194035.8554.0
194154.2056.0
194237.5246.0
194332.5646.0
194429.6544.0
194534.2846.0
194619.7537.0

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