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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Deaths under 1 year of age
Table 4
| Cause of death | Sex | Under 1 day | 1-6 days | / week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | Total under 4 wks. | 1-2 mths. | 3-5 mths. | 6-8 mths. | 9-11 mths. | Total l-ll mths. | Total under lyr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other tuberculosis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 5 | 5 | |||
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | 8 | |||
| Bronchitis | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gastritis and duodenitis | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hernia, intestinal obstruction | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Congenital malformation | M | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| F | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| Injury at birth | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | _ | - | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 7 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Postnatal asphyxia and atelectasis | M | 3 | 2 | _ | - | _ | 5 | _ | _ | _ | -_ | - | 5 |
| F | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Prematurity, Immaturity | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | _ | 8 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 9 |
| F | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Other diseases of early infancy | M | 3 | _ | _ | -_ | _ | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | 3 |
| F | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 7 | ||
| Lack of care of newborn | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nl other causes | M | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | |
| totals | M | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| F | 14 | 11 | - | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 13 | 41 | |
| grand total | 32 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 86 |