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Crayford 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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Analysis of the causes of Death of Infants at various ages under one year.

Causes of Death as CertifiedDAYSMONTHS 1Total under 1 Year
0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —14 —21 —28—2—3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9 —10 —11—
Permaturity11
Atelactasis112
Congenital Heart
Failure11
Bronco Pneumonia213
Asphyxia11
1111318

*During 1951, 8 infants died before reaching the age of one year, of these 4, that is 50 per cent, occurred
in the neonatal period (within one month of birth) the corresponding figure for 1950 was 75 per
cent.