[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough].

  • Fulham (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1958]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    10 Infant Deaths CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR Under 24 hours 1 day - 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks TOTAL Under 4 weeks 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months TOTAL Atelectasis 1 1 1 - - 3 - _ - - 3 Bronchitis - - - - - - 1 2 - - 3 Caesarean Section 1 1 - - - 2 - - - 2 Congenital Malformations 2 2 - - 4 2 - - - 6 Haemolytic Disease 1 - 1 - - 2 - - - - 2 Haemorrhage - 5 - - - 5 - - - - 5 Hyaline Membrane Disease - 2 - - - 2 - - - - 2 Infantile Progressive Muscular Atrophy - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Jaundice - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Meningococcal Infection - - - - - - - - - 1 1 Pneumonia - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 Prematurity 16 2 - - - 18 - - - - 18 Prolapsed Cord 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1 Salmonella Infection - - - - 1 1 - - 1 22 14 2 - 1 39 5 2 - 1 47 The large number of deaths in the first month are due to prematurity as usual The Infant death rate was 26.29 per 1,000 live births (25.94 in 1956). There was one death in childbirth during the year, giving a rate of .55 per l,000 births (live and still). The cause of the death was as follows'- Cerebral oedema; Cerebellar vein thrombosis, Toxaemia of pregnancy. Aged 42. DETAILS OF DEATHS FROM CANCER DURING THE LAST SIX YEARS SHOWING SITES 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 LUNGS AND BRONCHUS Male 47 43 61 59 68 61 Female 12 8 17 16 9 7 STOMACH Male 22 25 22 22 13 6 Female 22 11 12 13 13 13 Breast Male 1 - - 1 - 1 Female 23 22 18 21 21 13 Uterus Female 12 10 7 13 8 13 OTHER SITES Male 72 84 59 65 78 61 Female 64 46 47 65 59 61 Totals 275 249 243 275 269 236