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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
Fulham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Infantile Deaths:-
There were 53 deaths of infants under the age of one year, the causes being as follows:-
| 1949 | 1948 | |
|---|---|---|
| Whooping cough | ||
| Syphilitic disease | ||
| Bronchitis | ||
| Pneumonia | ||
| Diarrhoea | ||
| Prematurity | ||
| Other respiratory diseases | - | |
| Asphyxia | ||
| Congenital malformations etc. | ||
| Otitis Media | - | |
| Meningitis | ||
| Mongolism | - | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | - | |
| Other digestive diseases | ||
| Want of attention at birth | ||
| All other causes | ||
The Infant Mortality rate was 26.4 per 1,000
live births (26.5 in 1948).