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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
Greenwich 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1951 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 | |
| Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Diseases of Trachea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Gastro-Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Congenital Malformation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | i | ... | ... | 5 |
| Premature Birth | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 9 | ||
| Erythroblastosis Foetalis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Renal Insufficiency (Polycystic kidneys) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Asphyxia (inhalation of regurgitated food) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | I | |
| Anoxia (difficult labour) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| „ (inhalation of maternal fluids) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Other Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Totals | 19 | ... | ... | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 29 | |
| Male | 13 | |||||||||
| Female | 16 | |||||||||