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 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Bronchopneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Congenital Malformation | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 |
Premature Birth | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Haemolytic Disease of Newborn | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Accident | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Unascertainable (newly born child found on river foreshore) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Totals | 13 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
Male 13
Female 11