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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The following table sets out the causes of death in detail. Infant Mortality, 1952 Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | AGE PERIODS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours. | 17 days | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | Percent age of Total | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | |||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19.3 | ||||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Congenitat malformations | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | I' | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Other defined and ill-detined diseases Prematunty | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | I | 8 | 2 | 32.3 | |||||||||||||
| Other causes | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Motor vehicle accidents | 1 | 1 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total | 25.8 | 25.8 | 3.2 | 54.8 | 19.4 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 100.0 | M.67.8 | |||||||||||||
| F.32.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
There were 17 deaths of infants during the first four weeks of life
(or 54.8 per cent. of the total infant deaths) as compared with 32 deaths
(or 61.5 per cent.) in 1951 and a percentage for the quinquennium
1947-1951 of 57.1.
Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1947 to 1952.
| Year | Under 24 hours | 1 to 7 days | 1 to 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 46.4 |
| 1948 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 64.7 |
| 1950 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 66.7 |
| 1951 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 32 | 61.5 |
| Mean | 12 | 16 | 6 | 34 | 57.1 |
| 1952 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 54.8 |