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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Infant Deaths CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
| Under 24 hours | 1 day 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | TOTAL Under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Bronchiectasis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Congenital Causes | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Gastro Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Haemorrhage | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Prematurity | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| 13 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 45 |
The large number of deaths in the first month are due to prematurity as usual.
The Infant death rate was 25.94 per 1,000 live births (27.0 in 1955).
There were no maternal deaths.
DETAILS OP DEATHS FROM CANCER DURING THE LAST SIX YEARS SHOWING SITES
| 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUNGS AND BRONCHUS | ||||||
| Male | 45 | 47 | 43 | 61 | 59 | 68 |
| Female | 7 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 9 |
| STOMACH | ||||||
| Male | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
| Female | 6 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Breast | ||||||
| Male | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Female | 30 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| Uterus | ||||||
| Female | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
| OTHER SITES | ||||||
| Male | 71 | 72 | 84 | 59 | 65 | 78 |
| Female | 74 | 64 | 46 | 47 | 65 | 59 |
| Totals | 263 | 275 | 249 | 243 | 275 | 269 |