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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 1964
[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 34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoxia | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Asphyxia | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Gastro-enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Heart failure | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Meconium Ileus | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Pneumonia | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Prematurity | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| Respiratory Failure | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| TOTALS | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 39 |
DETAILS OF DEATHS FROM CANCER DURING THE LAST TEN YEAR SHOWING SITES
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUNGS AND BRONCHUS | Male | 59 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 75 |
| Female | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 22 | |
| STOMACH | Male | 22 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 19 |
| Female | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 8 | |
| BREAST | Male | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Female | 21 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 37 | |
| UTERUS | Female | 13 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| OTHER SITES | Male | 65 | 78 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 58 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 70 |
| Female | 65 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 63 | 76 | 57 | 70 | |
| TOTALS | 275 | 269 | 236 | 279 | 300 | 271 | 299 | 285 | 268 | 306 | |