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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. | |
| Acute Intestinal Pneumonitis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | — | — | 2 |
| Apnoea | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Asphyxia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Bronchopneumonia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 5 |
| (Suppurative) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| (Acute Haemorrhagic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cachexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cardiac Failure | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cardiac Arrest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebral Anoxia | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebral Contusions due to fracture of skull | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Atresia of Bile Duct | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Congenital Heart Defect | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cor Pulmonale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Congenital Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dehydration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Enterocolitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Haemorrhage: Cerebral | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Intra Pulmonary | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pulmonary | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Subarachnoid | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hyaline Membrane Disease | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Inhalation Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Intestinal Obstruction | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Prematurity | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 |
| Primary Pulmonary Hypertension | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pulmonary Collapse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 |
| Respiratory Failure | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tension Spontaneous Pneumothorax | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vagal Inhibition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals—1967 | 23 | 16 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 40 | 35 |
| Totals —1966 (in brackets) | 39 | _ | 5 | 15 | 11 | 5 | _ | 75 | ||||||||
| (51) | (4) | (5) | (11) | (5) | (6) | (1) | (83) | |||||||||
| Number of deaths of illegitimate infants included in above | 12 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 23 | ||||||||
| (19) | (—) | (4) | (—) | (5) | (—) | (-) | (28) | |||||||||
Table 3.—Maternal Mortality
| Age | Cause of death |
|---|---|
| 19 years | Vagal inhibition during abortion. |