Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE LAST 10 YEARS
Cause of death | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
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Prematurity and atelectasis | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
Congenital defects or birth injuries | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Diseases of the newborn | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | _ | – |
Gastroenteritis | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Bnbryoma of liver | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Acute nephritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Septicaemia | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Asphyxia (un-known cause) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Accidental death | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Inattention at birth | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
Bilateral pneumothorax | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Pyelonephritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
17 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 17 | |
Total neo-natal deaths included above | 14 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 |
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