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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 1959

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

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Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1959 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1959 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..............................
Diphtheria..............................
Influenza..............................
Pulmonary Tuberculosis..............................
Acute Meningococcal Septicaemia........................11
Bronchitis..................2......2
Bronchopneumonia..................1......1
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidens.....................1...1
Congenital Malformation21......31......26
Premature Birth81......9............9
Haemolytic Disease of Newborn1.........1............1
Injury at Birth1.........1............1
Accident...............1.........1
Unascertainable (newly born child found on river foreshore)1.........1............1
Totals132——15231324

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Male 13
Female 11