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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. | |
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 |
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19 years | Vagal inhibition during abortion. |