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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1953
The number of deaths of infants under the age of twelve months was
9 as compared with 16 in 1952. The Registrar-General returns 11 infant
deaths and the Infant Mortality Rate for the year was 12.5 per 1,000
live births.
The following Table shows the causes of death in 9 cases for which
full records exist.
| Age in Weeks. | Total under one mth. | Age in Months. | Total under one year. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10-12 | |||
| A. Congenital Defects | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| B. Ante-natal or Intranatal Conditions | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| C. Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D Accidental | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 |