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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE IV
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1963
| Cause of Death | Under I week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhesus group incompatibility | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Placental infarction | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 |
| Prematurity | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Ante partum haemmorrage | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 2 |
| TOTAL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | - | — | 17 |
The following table gives the causes of the 17 infant deaths
which occurred during 1963, together with the age at death.
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