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Bromley 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY, 1938. (Compiled from Local Returns).

CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1 and under 2 Weeks.2 and under 3 Weeks.8 and under 4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.1 month and under 3 Months3 months and under 6 Months6 Months and under 9 Months9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
Measles....................
Whooping Cough....................
Tuberculosis....................
Convulsions....................
Bronchitis....................
Pneumonia1..1........116
Diarrhœa....................
Gastro- Enteritis............1113
Suffocation............1....1
Injury at Birth....................
Atelectasis1......1........1
Malformation5....161......7
Premature Birth11..2..13........13
Marasmus, etc.1......11......2
Other Causes......111....14
Syphilis....................
Congenital Heart Disease• •........1....12
Totals19••3325523439