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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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 41 years | Haemorrhage from Hydatidiform Mole. |