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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Infant Deaths CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
| I | Under 24 hours | 1 day 1 wk | 1-2 wks. | 2-3 wks. | 3- 4 wks. | TOTAL Under 4 wks | 1-3 mths, | 3-6 nthso | 6-9 m ths. | 9-12 in ths | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Birth Injury | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| Haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Prematurity | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| Pyelomephritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 41 | ||
DETAILS OF DEATHS FROM CANCER DURING THE LAST EIGHT YEARS SHOWING SITES
| 1954 | 1955 | 1959 | |||||||
| LUNGS AND BRONCHUS | Male | 43 | 61 | 59 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 72 |
| STOMACH | Female | 8 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 23 |
| Male | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 17 | |
| Female | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | |
| BREAST | Male | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Female | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 19 | |
| UTERUS | Female | 10 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 |
| OTHER SITES | Male | 84 | 59 | 65 | 78 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 58 |
| Female | 46 | 47 | 65 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 53 | |
| Totals | 249 | 243 | 275 | 269 | 236 | 279 | 300 | 271 | |