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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

Woolwich 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: Table 5. Deaths under 1 year, 1954The following table gives details of the infant deaths during 1954:-

Table 5. Deaths under 1 year, 1954

The following table gives details of the infant deaths during 1954:-

Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 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 yr.
Premature Birth4---4----4
Congenital Malformation1-23612--9
Broncho Pneumonia11--2111-5
Atelectasis6---6----6
Suffocation4---4----4
Whooping Cough--------11
Cerebral Haemorrhage1---1----1
Other causes6---61---7
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