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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1948(Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns)

TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1948

(Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns)

CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 Week1 and under 2 Weeks2 and under 3 Weeks3 and under 4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks1 month and under 3 Months3 months and under 6 Months6 Months and under 9 Months9 Months and under 12 MonthsTotal Deaths under 1 year
Measles----------
Whooping Cough----------
Tuberculosis----------
Convulsions----------
Bronchitis----------
Pneumonia—2——2————2
Diarrhoea———————1—1
Gastro-Enteritis-------1-1
Injury at Birth1---1—---1
Atelectasis6___6—---6
Malformation——————————
Premature Birth6---6————6
Marasmus, etc.----------
Other Causes1--12-1--3
Syphilis----------
Congenital Heart Disease1---1----1
Totals152-118-12-21