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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
Crayford 1953
[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.
| Cause of Death as Certified | DAYS | MONTHS | Total under 1 year | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 — | 1 — | 2 — | 3 — | 4 — | 5 — | 6 — | 7 — | 14 — | 21 - | 28 — | 2 — | 3 — | 4 — | 5 — | 6 — | 7 — | 8 — | 9 — | 10 — | 11 — | ||
| Meningocele | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute Necrosis of Suprarenals | I | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atelactasis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prematurity | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gastro-enteritis' | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
During 1953, 10 infants died before reaching the age of one year, of these 8, that is 80% occurred
in the neonatal period (within one month of birth), the corresponding figure for 1952 was 90%.