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Table 2.—Infant Mortality—According to Cause, Age-Group and Sex
CAUSE OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1 and under 2 weeks | 2 and under 4 weeks | 1 and under 3 months | 3 and under 6 months | 6 and under 9 months | 9 and under 12 months | Total | ||||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Haemolytic Streptococcal Septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Ideopathic Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Bronchopneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 |
Prematurity | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 |
Acute Purulent Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Spontaneous Bilateral Subdural Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Cardiac Failure | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Anencephaly | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Cyanotic Heart Disesase | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Ileal Atresia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Foetal Abnormalities | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Hyaline Membrane Disease | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Atelectasis | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Acute Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
pulmonary Heamorhage | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Inhalation of Gastric Contents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Hydrocephalus | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Pneumonia | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Hydrocephalus | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
pneumonia | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Hydrops Foetalis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Respiratory Failure | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Dehydration | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Intra Peritoneal Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Shock due to Subdural Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Anoxia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Acute Intenstinal Pneumonities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Multiple Congenital Abnormalities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Exomphalos | — | 1 | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Pulmophytic Collapse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Haemophytic Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Asphyxia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Totals | 29 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 52 | 31 |
51 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 83 | |||||||||
Number of deaths of illegitimate infants included above | 19 | _ | 4 | _ | 5 | _ | — | 28 |
Table 3.—Maternal Mortality
Age | Cause of death |
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41 years | Haemorrhage from Hydatidiform Mole. |