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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Infant Mortality Rate, 1964. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.
| Causes of death | AGE PERIODS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours | 1-6 days | Weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Months | Total deaths under 1 year | Percentage of Total | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10-11 | |||||||||||||||||
| M. | f. | M. | f. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | f. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Meningococcal meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.9 |
| Other infective diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1.9 |
| Heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.9 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.9 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1.9 |
| Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1.9 |
| Congenital malformations | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9.9 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases:- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prematurity Other causes | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 41.2 |
| Other causes | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 25.7 |
| Accidents | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3.9 |
| Totals | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 29 | 100.0 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Percentage of total | 41.2 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 3'9 | 76'4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | — | 1000 | M. 43.1 | |||||||||||
| f. 56.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
There were 39 deaths of infants during the first four weeks of
life (or 76.4 per cent, of the total infant deaths) as compared with
25 deaths (or 53.2 per cent.) in 1963 and a percentage for the
quinquennium of 1959-1963 of 66.0.
| Year | Under 24 hours | 1 to 6 days | 1 to 3 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 63.6 |
| 1960 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 71.4 |
| 1961 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 75.0 |
| 1962 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 66.7 |
| 1963 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 53.2 |
| Mean | 13 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 66.0 |
| 1964 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 76.4 |