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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1954.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congenital malformation | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Blood condition | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Prematurity and Atelectasis | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Accidental Smothering | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 9 |