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 Greenwich Borough]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1953 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age.
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 W%eks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months. | 3—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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Small-Pox | ||||||||||
Chicken-Pox | ||||||||||
Measles | ||||||||||
Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Diphtheria | ||||||||||
Influenza | ||||||||||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
Tubercular Meningitis | ||||||||||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||||||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Meningococcal Infection | ||||||||||
Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Emphysema {Staphylococcal) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Gastro-Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Injury at Birth | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Atelectasis | ||||||||||
Congenital Malformation | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ||||||||||
Intussusception | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Kernicterus | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Other Causes | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Totals | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
Male 13
Female 11