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Bexley 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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15
INFANT MORTALITY, 1959.
DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE.

Table: These relate to deaths occurring in 1959 but not necessarily registered in that year.

These relate to deaths occurring in 1959 but not necessarily registered in that year.

Causes of Death as Certified.DaysMonths
0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-14-21-28-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12
Congenital Malformation11
Premature Birth231
Atelectasis211
Acute Bronchitis11
Asphyxia, Maternal ante-partum haemorrhage1
Status epilepticus, Microcephaly1
Cardiac failure, obstructive bronchitis cystic fibrosis of pancreas1
Totals55-2------11--1-1-1--

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The number of infants under one year of age who died during the year 1959 as shown by the
table is 17. 12 of these deaths, that is 70 per cent. occurred in the neonatal period (within one
month of birth). In 1958, the corresponding figure was 62 per cent.