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Holborn 1952

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

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Table: TABLE No. 4.Deaths of Infants under one year of age.Causes of, and ages at, death.Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D. 25.

TABLE No. 4.

Deaths of Infants under one year of age.

Causes of, and ages at, death.

Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D. 25.

Cause of Death.age.
Under 1 Day.1 Day to 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total Under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks to 3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Under 1 Year.
24. Acute tracheo bronchitis--------1—1
31. Congenital morbis cordis------1---1
Cleft palate, cardiac arrest following operation-------1——1
32. Cretinism-------1--1
Birth injury, brain11———2————2
Prematurity31———4—-——4
42———6121—10

Table: TABLE No. 5.Deaths of Infants under one year of age for preceding 10 years.Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D. 25.

TABLE No. 5.

Deaths of Infants under one year of age for preceding 10 years.

Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D. 25.

Cause of Death.19421943194419451946194719481949195019511952
3. Syphilitic disease———————————
5. Whooping Cough——————1————
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases——1————————
20. Other heart disease———1———————
23. Pneumonia1441———32——
24. Bronchitis——-——1—1——1
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea—1112211———
31. Congenital malformations1—-34——2122
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases685105955477
34. All other accidents1——11————1—
9131117121271271010