Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH | AGE PERIODS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 24 hours | 1-7 days | Weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Months | Total deaths under 1 year | Percent- age of Total | |||||||||||||||||
1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | |||||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | |||
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.5 | |||||||||||
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.2 | |||||||||||
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There were 28 deaths of infants during the first four weeks of
life (or 63.6 per cent, of the total infant deaths) as compared with
35 deaths (or 77.8 per cent.) in 1958 and a percentage for the
quinquennium of 1954-1958 of 77.9.
Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 weekand under 4 weeks from 1954 to 1959.
Year | Under 24 hours | 1 to 7 days | 1 to 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths |
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1954 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 75.8 |
1955 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 69.8 |
1956 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 83.2 |
1957 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 83.0 |
1958 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 77.8 |
Mean | 18 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 77.9 |
1959 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 63.6 |