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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

Lewisham 1949

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

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Table: Deaths under 1 year of ageTable 5

Deaths under 1 year of age

Table 5

Cause of deathSexUnder 1 day1-6 days1 week2 weeks3 weeksTotal under 4 wks.1-2 mths.3-5 mths.6-8 mths.9-11 mths.Total under l yr.
Whooping coughM---------11
F-----------
TetanusM-----------
F-------1--1
TuberculosisM-----------
F---------11
InfluenzaM-----------
F--------1-1
BronchitisM--------1-1
F-------1--1
PneumoniaM--1--111--3
F---------11
DiarrhœaM------1-113
F------1---1
Intestinal obstructionM-----------
F---------11
Congenital malformationsM-121-421-18
F132--611--8
Congenital debilityM-1---1----1
F1----1----1
Premature birthM411--6----6
F-7---7----7
injury at birthM12---3----3
F1----1----1
Other diseases peculiar to first year of lifeM83---11----11
F322--7----7
All other causesM------111-3
F------11--2
TOTALSM13841-26533340
F6124-—22341333
GRAND TOTAL192081-48874673

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Social class mortality
With regard to the effect of social class on the death rate (see p. 6),
it is clearly not possible to compare social classes (as evidenced by
mortality figures) with each other unless it is known what are the social