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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 1954

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

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Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1954 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1954 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 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..............................
Diphtheria..............................
Influenza..............................
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.................................
Tubercular Meningitis.................................
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............................
Meningococcal Meningitis........................11
Bronchitis....................................1
Pneumonia (all forms).........3.........14
Gastro-Enteritis...........................I
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis..............................
Congenital Malformation3.........8.........18
Premature Birth12.........12............12
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus...........................
Hepatic Failure...........................1
Inattention at Birth1.........1............1
Other Causes..............................
Unascertainable1.........1............1
Totals175......2331...330
Male19
Female11