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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tower Hamlets 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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INFANT MORTALITY, 1967.
Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year
(compiled from local death returns)
| AGE PERIODS | Total* Deaths under 1 year | Per cent of Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours | 1-6 days | Weeks | Months | ||||||||
| 1- | 2- | 3- | 1- | 4- | 7- | 10- | |||||
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 8 (4) | 15.1 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 (4) | 7.5 |
| Salmonella typhimurium | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - (1) | - |
| Congenital malformations | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 (9) | 3. 8 |
| Premature birth | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14(18) | 26.4 |
| Asphyxia, Atelectasis | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 (6) | 11.3 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - (-) | - |
| Meningitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 (2) | 5.7 |
| Birth injuries | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (-) | 1. 9 |
| Other causes | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 (15) | 28.3 |
| TOTALS | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 53 (59) | 100. 0 |
| (*) Figures in parenthesis denote corresponding deaths in 1966 | |||||||||||
INFANT MORTALITY, 1967 Comparative table showing deaths of infants at various ages under 1 year
| Year | Under 24 hours | 1-6 days | 1-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1-12 months | Total under 1 year | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total Infant deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 57 | 19 | 76 | 75 |
| 1966 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 42 | 17 | 59 | 71 |
| 1967 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 66 |