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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

Merton and Morden 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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Table: TABLE VII.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1939Deaths classified as to cause and age at death.

TABLE VII.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1939

Deaths classified as to cause and age at death.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
Smallpox----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Whooping Cough----------
Diphtheria and Croup----------
Erysipelas---------
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)----------
Convulsions------1--1
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis----------
Pneumonia (all forms)--1122--5
Diarrhoea----------
Enteritis-----1--12
Gastritis---------
Syphilis------1--1
Rickets----------
Suffocation, overlying----------
Injury at birth21--3----3
Atelectasis2---2----2
Congenital Malformations-2--2----2
Premature birth9---9----9
Atrophy, Dobility and Marasmus-----1---1
Other causes------22-4
TOTALS133-117462130

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Nett births in the year—Males 505, Females 500 : Legitimate 978, Illegitimate 27. Nett deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants 25.
Nett deaths in the year of Illegitimate Infants 5.