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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1963
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 Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Capillary Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Tracheo-bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Bronchopneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Premature Birth (Placenta Prævia) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Breech Delivery (Results of) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Birth Injury | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cerebral Anoxia (Cord round neck) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Haemolytic Disease of Newborn | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Respiratory Distress | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Malformation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Meningitis (Meningococcal) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis (E.Coli) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Fatty Degeneration of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 9 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Male | 11 | |||||||||
| Female | 9 | |||||||||