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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Deaths under 1 year of age Table 3
| Cause of death | Sex | Under 1 day | 1-6 days | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | Total under 4wks. | 1-2 mths. | 3-5 mths. | 6-8 mths. | 9-11 mths. | Total 1-11 mths. | Total under 1 yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meningococcal infections | M | — | — | — | — | — | —— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inflammatory diseases of central nervous system | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | M | — | — | _— | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 4 |
| F | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | |
| Bronchitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Spina-bifida and meningocele | M | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Congenital malformations of heart | M | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Other congenital malformations | M | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 |
| F | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Injury at birth | M | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis | M | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| F | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Haemolytic disease of newborn | M | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Immaturity | M | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| F | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Accidents | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All other causes | M | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| TOTALS | M | 14 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 49 |
| F | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 22 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 74 |
23 infants (13 male and 10 female) thus died between the age of one
month and one year, the same number as in the previous year, and
compared with 20 the year before that. 10 of the 23 deaths were from
pneumonia and bronchitis, 2 were from congenital malformations, and
there was one each through 6 other causes, with 5 being undefined.
The number of deaths under 4 weeks of age was also the same as the
previous year, the greatest incidences being in immaturity with 13 deaths
(1 less than last year), and post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis with 11
deaths (1 more than last year).