[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley].

  • Wembley (London, England). Municipal Borough.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INFANTILE MORTALITY. Of the 79 deaths which occurred in children who never celebrated their first birthday, 35 occurred within the first week of life (44.3 per cent), while 47 occurred within the first four weeks of life (59.5 per cent). In the following table are shewn the numbers of infant deaths from the various causes, according to age at death:- DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE. Cause of Death (extracted from weekly returns of local Registrars, or from inward transfers of Registrar General). Under 1 week 1 - 2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3 - 4 weeks Total under 1 month I - 3 months 3 - 6 months 6 - 9 months 9 - 12 months Total Deaths under one year Prematurity 17 1 1 1 20 1 - - - 21 Congenital defects 5 1 1 2 9 3 1 - - 13 Gastro-enteritis - - - - - 2 2 2 2 8 Gastro-enteritis with pemphigus - - - - - - 1 - - 1 Broncho-pneumonia - 1 1 1 3 1 3 - - 7 Bropcho-pneumonia with gastro-enteritis - - - - - 1 2 - - 3 Broncho-pneumonia with whooping cough - - - - - - 1 - - 1 Broncho-pneumonia with gastritis - - - - - - - - 1 1 Bronchitis - - - 1 1 1 - - - 2 Atelectasis 3 - - - - - - - 3 Cerebral haemorrhage 2 - 1 - 3 - - - - 3 Haemorrhage of the new born 2 - - - 2 - - - - 2 Intra-cranial haemorrhage 2 - - - 2 - - - - 2 Birth injury - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Syncope-status lymphaticus - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Accident-burn - - - - - - - 1 - 1 Diarrhoea and vomiting - - - - - - - 1 - 1 Convulsions 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 Enteritis - - - - - - 1 - - 1 Congenital specific disease - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Marasmus - - - -- - 1 - - - 1 Inhalation of vomit - - - - - - 1 - - 1 Asphyxia-precipitate labour 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 Asphyxia-premature birth 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 Asphyxia neonatorum 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 35 3 4 5 47 13 12 4 3 79 17