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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
Dagenham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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INFANT MORTALITY
Details of deaths of children under one year of age registered during 1958.
| under 1 wk. | 1—2 wks. | 2—3 wks. | 3—4 wks. | Total under 4wks | 4 wks. and under 3 mo. | 3 mo. and under 6 mo. | 6 mo. and under 9 mo. | 9 mo. and under 12 mo. | Total deaths under 1 year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Prematurity with associated cause | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Congenital Abnormality (uncomplicated) | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Birth Trauma | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Birth Trauma—Intracranial haemorrhage | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Bronchopneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Acute Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis and Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| TOTALS | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 25 |