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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 1963
[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 4 wks. | 1-2 mths. | 3-5 mths. | 6-8 mths. | 9-11 mths. | Total 1-11 mths | Total under 1 yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Haemorrhagic conditions | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Inflammatory diseases of central nervous system | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
| Bronchitis | M | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Gastro-enteritis | M | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Spina bifida and meningocele | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Congenital hydrocephalus | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Congenital malformations of heart | M | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 9 |
| F | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| Congenital malformations of genito-urinary system | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | —_ | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other congenital malformations | M | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
| F | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| Injury at birth | M | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| F | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Postnatal asphyxia and atelectasis | M | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| F | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Pneumonia of newborn | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | —1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |