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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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A (4)h Infant Mortality—Causes of death and table of comparison
| Cause of death as certified | under 1 day | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days | 4 days | 5 days | 6 days | 7-14 days | 14-21 days | 21-28 days | 28 days - 2 months | 2 months | 3 months | 4 months | 5 months | 6 months | 7 months | 8 months | 9 months | 10 months | 11-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoxia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Asphyxia Neonatorum | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute Meningococcal Septicaemia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Congenital Malformation | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inhalation Pneumonia Intracranial | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Miliary Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prematurity | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Of the 22 infant deaths, 19 died in hospital, 2 died in their own homes and 1 was found dead in a park.
Coroner's Postmortem examinations were carried out in 10 cases with an inquest on 1 of them.
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