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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TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY, 1946.
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 6 Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months | | 9 Months and under 12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 year |
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Measles | ||||||||||
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gastro-Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Suffocation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Malformation | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Premature Birth | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Marasmus, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Causes | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Syphilis | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Congenital Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
Totals | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 |