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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1952.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||
| Congenital Malformation | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Prematurity and Atelectasis | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | |||||
| Pneumococcal Meningitis | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Accidental Strangulation | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Totals | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 18 |
The folowing table gives the causes of the 18 deaths which
occurred during 1952, together with the age at death.
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