Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFANT MORTALITY
The number of infant deaths under the age of 12 months for which full records exist was 9 compared with 21 in 1963•
The registrar-General returns 10 deaths and the infant mortality rate for 1964 was 8.37 per 1,000 total live "births,
12 hours or under | Under 1 week | Under 1 month | Under 1 year | Total | ||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Congenital: | ||||||||||
Hearth | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Multiple Abnormalities | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Achondroplasia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Antenatal: | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Natal: | ||||||||||
Atelectasis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Postnatal: | ||||||||||
Bronchopneumonia. | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | - | 1 | - |
TOTALS | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |