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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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INFANTILE DEATHS IN AGES AND SEXES DURING THE YEAR 1957
| 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 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Prematurity | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Birth injuries | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other causes | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 42 | 28 | 14 | |