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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 Pneumonitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Anencephaly | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Anoxia | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Asphyxia | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Bronchopneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Cardiac Arrest | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Choanatresia | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Congestive Cardiac Failure | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cystic Fibrosis of Pancreas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Exomphalos | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gastro Enteritis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Haemolytic Anaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hyaline Membrane Disease | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Inhalation of Vomit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Intestinal Obstruction | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Left Ventricular Failure | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Multiple Congenital Abnormalities | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Oesophagal Atresia | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Prematurity | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
| Renal Agenesis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Respiratory Distress | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| Spina Bifida | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals—1968 | 17 | 15 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 21 |
| Totals—1967 (in brackets) | 32 (39) | — (—) | 2 (5) | 9 (15) | 5 (11) | 1 (5) | — (—) | 49 (75) | ||||||||
| Number of deaths of illegitimate infants included in above | 5 (12) | — (—) | — | 1 (6) | 2 (4) | — (—) | — (—) | 8 (23) | ||||||||