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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE IV
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1964
| Cause of Death | Under I 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral Contusion | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Placental infarction | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Prematurity | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Asphyxia | 1 | —' | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Foetal Anoxiia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 16 |
The following table gives the causes of the 16 infant deaths
which occurred during 1964 together with the age at death.