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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
Beckenham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1955
The number of deaths of infants under the age of twelve months
was 15 as compared with 21 in 1954. The Registrar-General returns
22 infants deaths and the Infant Mortality Rate for the year was
17.38 per 1,000 live births.
The following Table shows the cause of death in 15 cases for which full records exist.
Table of Infantile Mortality.
| Age in Weeks. | Total under one mth. | Age in Months. | Total under one year. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10-12 | |||
| A. Congenital Defects | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| B. Ante-natal or Intranatal Conditions | 6 | _ | _ | _ | 6 | _ | _ | _ | 6 | |
| C. Infections | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| D. Accidental | ||||||||||
| Totals | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
Deaths—Males, 10; Females, 5.
B—Prematurity accounted for 5 deaths. Cerebral
haemorrhage for 1 death.
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