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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

Beckenham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.

Table: The number of deaths among infants under the age of 12 months was 33 as compared with 28 in 1936 and 28 in 1935. The Infantile Mortality Rate for the year was 35.483 per 1,000 births.

The number of deaths among infants under the age of 12 months was 33 as compared with 28 in 1936 and 28 in 1935. The Infantile Mortality Rate for the year was 35.483 per 1,000 births.

DiseaseWeeksMonths
0 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 4Total under 1 mth.1 to 34 to 67 to 910 to 12Total under 1 year
A. Congenital Deformities—
1. Congenital Heart Disease1---1--1-2
2. Pyloric Stenosis-----1---1
3. Congenital Stricture
of Ureters1---1------1
B. Due to Ante-Natal or Intra-Natal Conditions—
1. Prematurity9--110----10
2. Asphyxia Neonatorum3---3----3
3. Marasmus-------1---1
4. Congenital Debility1---1-----1
5. Birth Injury1---1----1
C. Due to Infections—
1. Broncho-Pneumonia---112--14
2. Whooping Cough:----------
Broncho Pneumonia------1--1
3. Pyelitis-----1---1
4. Meningococcal Meningitis--------11
5. Tubercular Meningitis--------11
6. Gastritis-----2-1-3
D. Other Causes—
1. Volvulus—Acute in
testinal obstruction-1--1----1
2. Cerebral Haemorrhage:
Little's Disease------1--1
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The neo-natal death rate (deaths within the first week) is 17.741
per 1,000 births, compared with 12.77 in 1936 and 11.50 in 1935.
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