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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 1961

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

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Table: Deaths under 1 year of age Table3

Deaths under 1 year of age Table3

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 1-11 mths.Total under 1 yr
Diseases of ear and mastoid processM------------
F-------1--11
PneumoniaM---1-123117fi
F-1--12-2--24
BronchitisM------12--33
F——----11--22
Spina-bifida andmeningoceleM------------
F---------111
Congenital malformations of heartM-1---1-----1
F121-1S-1--16
Other congenital malformationsM2----2-1-13
F-2---21---13
Injury at birthM4----4-----4
F-1---1-----1
Post-natal asphyxia and atelectasisM51---6-----6
F4----4----4
Pemphigus and seps is of new bornM----11-----1
F—-1--1-----1
Haemolytic disease of newbornM-1--1----1
F11--2-~---2
ImmaturityM7---__7-7
F42--17-----7
Lack of care of new bornM1----1-----1
F------------
All other causesM1---112--34
F2-"--2---113
TOTALSM203-112548111439
F1292-32625-2935
GRAND TOTAL321221451613132374

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23 infants (14 male and 9 female) thus died between the age of one
month and one year compared with 20 in the previous year and 18 the
year before that. 14 of the 23 were from pneumonia and bronchitis,
3 were from congenital malformations and there was one each through 2
other causes, with 4 being undefined. There was an increase of 3
in the number of deaths under 4 weeks of age, the greatest incidences
being in immaturity with 14 deaths (1 more than last year), and
post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis with 10 deaths (4 more than last year).