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Battersea 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: The following table sets out the causes of death in detail.Infant Mortality, 1959.Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year

The following table sets out the causes of death in detail.Infant Mortality, 1959.Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year

CAUSES OF DEATHAGE PERIODS
Under 24 hours1-7 daysWeeksTotal under 4 weeksMonthsTotal deaths under 1 yearPercent- age of Total
1-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.2.3
Influenza—————————————————1———1
Pneumonia————————————22—1————2311.4
Bronchitis——————————————————1—1—2.3
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea———————————————————————
Congenital malformations1242—1————552——1————7629.5
Other defined and ill-defined diseases :—
Prematurity2552—1————78————————7834.0
Other causes12————————122——111——4418.2
Homicide———————————————1—————12.3
TOTALS4994—2————131562—4121—2123100.0
13132——28843144
Percentage of total29.529.54.6——63.618.29.16.82.3100.0M. 45.5F. 54.5

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There were 28 deaths of infants during the first four weeks of
life (or 63.6 per cent, of the total infant deaths) as compared with
35 deaths (or 77.8 per cent.) in 1958 and a percentage for the
quinquennium of 1954-1958 of 77.9.

Table: Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 weekand under 4 weeks from 1954 to 1959.

Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 weekand under 4 weeks from 1954 to 1959.

YearUnder 24 hours1 to 7 days1 to 4 weeksTotal under 4 weeksPercentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths
195415642575.8
1955131523069.8
1956141743583.2
195723653483.0
195824653577.8
Mean181043277.9
1959131322863.6