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Bromley 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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TABLE IV.

Analysis of Causes of Infant Deaths. 1946 -1955.

1946194719481949195019511952195319541955Total
No. of Births (live)1,1761,3081,0421,0308929169088808248239,799
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Live Births)26.319.1120.1515.521.312.022.014.820.631.620.3
Malformation313———1———17
Prematurity1456353358860
Respiratory Diseases452142724536
Infectious Diseases1——3-1———5
Gastro Enteritis——11——3——5
Atelectasis—--1111-1510
Congenital Heart Disease———34—51—316
Other Causes9212453424550
Totals31252116191120131726199