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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
Chislehurst 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE III.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1957.
(Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns.)
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1 week and under 2 weeks | 2 weeks and under 3 weeks | 3 weeks and under 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1 month and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| TOTALS | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 20 |