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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

Bromley 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE IV. Infant Mortality, 1936.(Compiled from Local Returns).

TABLE IV. Infant Mortality, 1936.

(Compiled from Local Returns).

CAUSES OF DEATHS.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 1 under 3 mouths.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total deaths under 1 year
Measles..............................
Whooping Cough..............................
Tuberculosis..............................
Convulsions2.........2............2
Bronchitis...............1.........1
Pneumonia...............22228
Diarrhœa..............................
Enteritis...............11......2
Gastritis..............................
Suffocation..............................
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis2.........2............2
Malformation...............1.........1
Premature Birth51......6............6
Marasmus, etc.2.........2............2
Other Causes...............1.........1
Syphilis..............................
Congenital Heart Disease2.........2............2
Totals131......14632227*
* Note.—The Registrar General gives 29 deaths for 1936.