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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The causes of the 19 infant deaths in 1959 are set out in the following table 8-
| Causes of Death | Under 24 hrs. | 1 day to 1 wk. | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Prematurity | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Congenital | |||||||||||
| Malformations | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| All other Causes | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | – | – | – | 15 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 19 |
INFANT MORTALITY
| Causes of Death | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Congenital Malformations etc. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 11 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Digestive Diseases | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prolonged Labour | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| All other Causes | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 21 | 26 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 19 |