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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
Tottenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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INFANTILE DEATHS IN AGES AND SEXES DURING THE YEAR 1956
| CAUSE OF DEATH | DAYS | Total Under 4 Weeks | MONTHS | Total Deaths under 1 Year | Males | Females | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7- | 14 | 21- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9- | 11- | |||||
| Broncho pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ยป | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | = | - | - | - | -- | - | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Congenital malformations | 2 | " | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Prematurity | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Atelectasis | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Birth injuries | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Other causes | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 38 | 23 | 15 | |