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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
Orpington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE III
INFANT MORTALITY, 1952
(Compiled locally from Registrar" s Death Returns)
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1 and under 2 weeks | 2 and under 3 weeks | 3 and under 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1 month and under & months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | months and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelectasis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malformation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Prematurity | 8 | 1 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Other Causes | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Totals | 11 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 17 |