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City of Westminster 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Infant Mortality Analysis of Infant Deaths, 1963
| Cause of Death | 1st week | 2nd week | 3rd. week | 4th week | Total under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 4-6 months | 7-9 months | 10-12 months | Total under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Anencephaly | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital heart disease | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Intracranial haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Intrapartum haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Subdural haemorrhage | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Prematurity | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Respiratory failure | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Vagal inhibition (misadventure) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Prematurity | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Respiratory failure | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 18 | - | 1 | - | 19 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 25 |