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 27 deaths of children under 1 year of age. 26 were
legitimate and I was illegitimate.
Of the infant deaths 17 occurred in hospitals or public
institutions outside the district of Surbiton. The ages at death
were as follows:-
One at 9 minutes; 1 at 10 minutes; 1 ot 30 minutes; 1 at 1 hour;
3 at 5 hours; 1 at 10 hours; 1 at 18 hours; 1 at 21 hours; 3 at 1 day;
4 at 2 days; 1 at 3 doys; 1 at 6 days; if at 1 week; 1 at 4 weeks;
1 at 1 month; 1 ot 2 months and 1 at 4 months.
The causes and ages at death of the children were as follows:-
??? of lungs | 2 days |
Asphyxia pallida | 5 hours |
Asphyxia | 1 day |
Multiple congenital deformities and sacral parasitic dermoid | 30 minutes |
Prematurity | 18 hours |
Prematurity | 5 hours |
Prematurity | 1 hour |
Cerebral haemorrhage | 2 days |
Cerebral haemorrhage | 1 week |
Intestinal obstruction | 3 days |
Prematurity | 1 week |
Foetal ascites and prematurity | 10 minutes |
Ulceration of oesophagus | 4 weeks |
Prematurity | 1 day |
Ruptured congenital | 6 days |
Atelectasis of lungs | 21 hours |
Hydrips foetalis | 9 minutes |
Asphyxia due to the inhalation of stomach contents into the air. | 2 months |
Acute encephalitis | 4 months |
Debility | 1 week |
Prematurity and debility | 2 days |
Prematurity | 5 hours |
Boncho pneumonia | 1 month |
Atelectasis and prematurity | 1 day |
emolytic anaemia | 1 week |
Broncho pneumonia | 2 days |
Prematurity | 10 hours |
INFANT MORTALITY 1'ATl..
The following table shows the death rate of infants under one age per 1,000 live births.
SURBITON | ENGLAND AND WALES (Smaller towns) | |
---|---|---|
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 |
1947 | 24.41 | 36.0 |
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