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Stoke Newington 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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10.
The causes of the 35 infant deaths in 1961 are set out in the following table:-
| 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 month® | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Post-natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Birth Injury | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Other Causes | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 13 |
| 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 |
INFANT MORTALITY
| Causes of Death | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Post-natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Birth Injury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Other Causes | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 35 |