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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

Finsbury 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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Table: Infant Mortality, 1950—Causes of Death.

Infant Mortality, 1950—Causes of Death.

Cause of Death0-1 wk.1-2 wks.2-3 wks.3-4 wks.Total under 4wks.1-3 mths.3-6 mths.6-9 mths.9-12 mths.Total under 1 yr.
Measles----------
Whooping Cough-------1-1
Diphtheria----------
Pneumonia-----2---2
Diarrhoea and Enteritis------1--1
Congenital malformation2---2--1-3
Birth Injury and other diseases of early infancy2---2----2
Premature Birth2---2----2
Other defined causes1---1----1
7---7212-12