[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council.

  • Leicestershire (England). County Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table analyses into individual causes the 147 infant deaths which occurred in 1957, an^ also gives the figures for 1956 for comparison. Cause of death Year 1957 Year 1956 M. F. Total M. F. Total Whooping Cough — 1 1 — — — Other infective and parasitic disease — 1 1 — — — Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms.. — — 1 — 1 Meningoccal infections - — — 1 — 1 Influenza 1 1 2 1 — 1 Pneumonia 5 3 8 6 3 9 Bronchitis 1 3 4 1 1 2 Other diseases of respiratory system — — — 1 2 3 Gasteritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 3 — 3 1 2 3 Congenital malformation 16 20 36 11 21 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 57 29 86 47 30 77 All other accidents 4 2 6 1 — 1 Totals 87 60 147 71 59 130 The increase in the total of infant deaths is nearly all accounted for by the increase in the group “Other defined and ill-defined diseases”, and this figure has again been broken down into further sub-divisions : Intracranial and spinal injury at birth : 1957 Cerebral haemorrhage .. .. .. .. 9 Intracranial haemorrhage .. .. .. - Birth injury of brain .. .. .. .. 2 Other brain haemorrhage .. .. .. 1 Post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis : Apnoea .. .. .. .. .. 1 Atelectasis (all forms) .. .. .. .. 28 Asphyxia .. .. .. .. .. 4 Neo-natal disorders arising from maternal toxaemia : Toxaemia .. .. .. .. .. - Immaturity with or without mention of other subsidiary condition : Prematurity .. .. .. .. .. 31 Haemolytic disease of the newborn : Anaemia of the newborn .. .. .. - Haemolytic disease of the newborn .. .. 3 16 1956 10 3 1 10 11 3 2 26 1 2