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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
Erith 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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A (4) i. Infant Mortality
Nineteen infants died before reaching one year of age,
giving an infant mortality rate of 23.9 per 1,000 live births.
The comparable figure for the whole of the country is 32.
Of the 19 children who died, 14 died before reaching the
age of one month, giving a neo-natal mortality rate of 17.6 per
1,000 live births.
Analysis of the causes of death and of the age at death reveals the following figures :—
| Causes of death as Certified | Age at time of death | Total deaths under 1 year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under one day | 1-7 days | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3 weeks-1 month | Total under 1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | ||
| Prematurity | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Asphyxia | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis associated with Congenital Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Subarachnoid Haemorrhage & Contusion of brain due to fall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 19 |