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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The following table sets out the causes of death in detail. Infant Mortality, 1960. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.
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 | Percentage 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. | ||
Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2.9 | |||||
Pneumonia | - | - | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -__ | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | _ | — | 4 | 2 | 17.1 |
Bronchitis | — | — | l | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | 5.7 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - |
Congenital malformations | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 25.8 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases:— | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Prematurity | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 31.4 |
Other causes | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17.1 |
TOTALS | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | - | 22 | 13 | 100.0 |
11 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | |||||||||||||
Percentage of total | 31.4 | 31.4 | 2.9 | — | 5.7 | 71.4 | 14.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 1000 | M 62.9 | |||||||||||
F 37.1 |
There were 25 deaths of infants during the first four weeks
life (or 71.4 per cent, of the total infant deaths) as compared with
28 deaths (or 63.6 per cent.) in 1959 and a percentage for the
quinquennium of 1955-1959 of 75.5.
Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1955 to 1960.
Year | Under 24 hours | 1 to 7 days | 1 to 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of totalinfant deaths |
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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 |
1959 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 63.6 |
Mean | 17 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 75.5 |
1960 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 71.4 |