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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 1954
[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 Ceriified | 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 — | ||
| Congenital Abnormality of spinal cord | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atelactasis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
During 1954, 4 infants died before reaching the age of one year, and all of these occurred in the
neonatal period (within one month of birth).