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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
Chislehurst 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE III.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1955.
(Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns.)
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1 week and under 2 weeks | 2 weeks and under 3 weeks | 3 weeks and under 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1 month and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malformation | _ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Prematurity | 14 | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 15 | |
| Respiratory Diseases | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Gastro-enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 19 | 5 | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 34 |