Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX IV. Infant Mortality, 1931.
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 3 Months | 3 months and under <5 Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
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Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at Birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Atelectasis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Premature Birth | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Marasmus, etc. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital Heart Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | •• | .. | 4 |
Totals | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | .. | 3 | 3 . | 27 |
Note : The Registrar General gives 29 deaths for 1931.