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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
Stoke Newington 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The causes of the 18 infant deaths in 1953 are set out in the following table:-
| Causes of Death | Under 24 hours | 1 day to 1 week | 1-2 wks. | 2-3 wks. | 3-4 wks. | Total under 4 weeks | 1-3 mths. | 3-6 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 9-12 mths. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| All Other Causes | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY
| Causes of Death | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations, etc. | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Violent Causes | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All other Causes | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 25 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 18 |