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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
Lewisham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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10
Deaths under 1 year of age
Table 3
| Cause of death | Sex | Under 1 day | 1-6 days | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | Total under 4wks. | 1-2 mths. | 3-5 mths. | 6-8 mths. | 9-11 mths. | Total 1-11 mths. | Total under 1 yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Inflammatory diseases of central nervous system | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pneumonia | M | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | |
| Bronchitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Gastroenteritis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Spina-bifida and meningocele | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Congenital malformations of heart | M | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other congenital malformations | M | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| F | — | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | M | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Postnatal asphyxia and atelectasis | M | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pemphigus and sepsis of newborn | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Haemolytic disease of newborn | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Immaturity | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| F | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| All other causes | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| TOTALS | M | 12 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 9 | 33 |
| F | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 31 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 64 |
There were no deaths in the following groups: tuberculosis (all
forms), syphilis, diphtheria, whooping cough, meningococcal infections,
acute poliomyelitis, measles, haemorrhagic conditions, pink disease,
diseases of ear and mastoid process, influenza, gastritis and duodenitis,
diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue, congenital hydrocephalus, congenital
malformations of genito-urinary system, convulsions, accidents,
and lack of care of newborn.