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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
Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Infantile Mortality. 1940.
DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OP AGE.
| Causes of Death as Certified. | Under 1 week | 1 to 2 weeks | 2 to 3 weeks | 3 to 4 weeks | Total under 1 month | 1 to 3 months | 3 to 6 months | 6 to 9 months | 9 to 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marasmus | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| War Operations | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Broncho-pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Intracranial Haemorrhage and Convulsions | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Congenital Malformation, etc. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Premature Birth and Inanition | 17 | 1 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Atelectasis of Lungs | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Gastro Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Intussusception | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Totals | 25 | 3 | 2 | — | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 51 |