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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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The number or deaths of infants under the age of twelve months was 14, as compared with 11 in 1958. 1 he Registrar-General returns 14 infant deaths, and the Infant Mortality Rate for the year was 14.69 per 1,000 live births. The following Table shows the cause of death in 14 cases for which full records exist.
Table of Infantile Mortality
| Under one day | Over one day | Total under one week | Age in weeks | Total under one month | Age in months | Total under one year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10-12 | M. | F | |||||
| A. Congenital Malformations: | |||||||||||||
| Heart | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lungs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spine, or Brain | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Other | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| B. Other Prenatal and Natal conditions: | |||||||||||||
| Immaturity | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Immaturity and Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Birth Injuries | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Attributed to Maternal Toxaemia | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Erythroblastosis (Rhesus) | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Haemorrhagic Disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C. Post-Natal Causes: | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pneumonia, Tracheobronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Gastro Enteritis and | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Infections | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lack of Care—Neglect | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D. Accidental and Violence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| All other causes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 6 | 5 | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 8 |