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Battersea 1960

[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
Under 24 hours1-7 days WeeksTotal under 4 weeksMonthsTotal deaths under 1 yearPercentage of Total
1-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F.
Influenza-112.9
Pneumonia---_---------__21-12-_4217.1
Bronchitisl--11--25.7
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea------------------------
Congenital malformations2111252116325.8
Other defined and ill-defined diseases:—
Prematurity4-34-747431.4
Other causes231-33-3317.1
TOTALS83651216932221-2213100.0
11111225522135
Percentage of total31.431.42.95.771.414.35.75.72.91000M 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.

YearUnder 24 hours1 to 7 days1 to 4 weeksTotal under 4 weeksPercentage deaths under 4 weeks of totalinfant deaths
1955131523069.8
1956141743583.2
195723653483.0
195824653577.8
1959131322863.6
Mean171143275.5
1960111132571.4