[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City.

  • Wakefield (England). City Council.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Causes of Infantile Deaths. Disease. Number of Deaths. Premature Births 27 (25%) Broncho-Pneumonia 13 (12%) Bronchitis 10 ( 9%) Inanition 9 ( 8%) Gastritis (» Marasmus f) Congenital Syphilis 5 Influenza 5 Gastro Enteritis • 8 Congenital Heart Disease i> O Diarrhoea 8 Atelectasis 2 Meningitis . 9 Scarlet Fever 1 Laryngeal Diphtheria ... ] Asphyxia Neonatorum... 1 Malformation of Larynx 1 Congenital Stricture of Oeso- phagus 1 Congenital Absence of Rectum 1 Umbilical Haemorrhage 1 Congestion of Lungs ... 1 Violence (Murder) 1 Want of proper attention at Birth 1 Whooping Cough— Broncho-Pneumonia ... 1 Status Lymphaticus 1 Tubercular Meningitis... 1 Haemophilia 1 Teething'—Convu Isions... 1 Remarks. 1918 was Wakefield’s record year for Infantile Mortality, and the rate then dropped to 88. 1919 is the record year for England and Wales, and the rate is 89. Unfortunately Wake- held in 1919 has not been able to keep the infantile mortality down to the level achieved in the previous years, and the rate has risen to 122. In 1919 there were 31 more infantile deaths than In 1918. The causes of death showing an increase were chiefly:—Premature Birth (+14), Pneumonia ( + 6), Influenza ( + 5), Debility and Inanition (+5), Congenital Malformations ( + 4), Bronchitis ( + 3), Congenital Syphilis ( + 2).
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