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Greenwich 1946

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

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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1946 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1—3 Months.3—6 Months.6—9 Months.9—12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
Small-Pox..............................
Chicken-Pox..............................
Measles..............................
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough..................1......1
Diphtheria—Croup..............................
Influenza..............................
Pulmonary Tuberculosis..............................
Tubercular Meningitis........................11
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous).....................1...1
Convulsions..............................
Diseases of Trachea..............................
Bronchitis.....................123
Pneumonia (all forms)2.........2241...9
Diarrhoea (all forms)..............................
Gastro-Enteritis...............12...14
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis5.........5............5
Congenital Malformation4......151.........6
Premature Birth19.........191.........20
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus..............................
Suffocation, Overlay..................1......1
„ Otherwise2.........212......5
Other Causes1...1...21.........3
Totals33...11357103459
Male42
Female17