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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
Kingston upon Thames 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The infant deaths recorded during the year numbered
14 which gives an Infant Mortality Rate of 24.39. This
is an encouraging figure but should be capable of farther
reduction.
A study of the causes of these 14 deaths, however, does not reveal any which might have been prevented.
| (iv) Other Deaths. | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 80 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | |
| Deaths from Gastritis, Enteritis, and Diarrhoea (under 2 years). | 1 |
The following tables (I) (II) (III) (IV) summarise
certain vital statistics. The figures in Table (II)
are the Registrar General's estimates.
The causes of deaths shown in Table (IV) are now in
accordance with the 36 headings based on the Abbreviated
List of the International Statistical Classification of
Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death. These differ
from the headings used in previous years, and, in order
to provide comparative figures the causes of death used
for 1947, 1948, and 1949, have been converted, as far
as possible, to the new classifications.