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Beckenham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1961
The number of deaths of infants under the age of 12 months, for which full records exist, was 19, as compared with 10 in 1960.
The Registrar-General returns 9 infant deaths and the infant mortality rate for the year was 8.62 per 1,000 live
births.
The following Table shows the age at death and cause of death in the 19 cases allocated to Beckenham before transfer by residence.
| 12 hours or under | Under 1 week | Under 1 month | Under 1 year | Total | Place of Death | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Congenital : Heart | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | Stone Park Maternity Hospital 14 |
| Lungs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brain (hydrocephalus) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Farnborough Hospital 2 |
| Oesophageal atresia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Bile duct atresia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | Bromley Hospital (Masons Hill Unit) 1 |
| Prenatal : Prematurity and Atelectasis | *4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
| Prematurity and Twins | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | Kings College Hospital 1 |
| Prematurity and Toxaemia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Prematurity, bicornute uterus, malpresentation. caesarean operation | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Croydon General Hospital 1 |
| Birth injury— Cord around neck, haemorrhage | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Post Natal: Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Neglect | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Progressive encephalopathy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Accidental and Violence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | |
* One baby weighted 14 ounces