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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: The approximate infant mortality rate for 1953 and the rates since 1948 are shown for purposes of comparison.

The approximate infant mortality rate for 1953 and the rates since 1948 are shown for purposes of comparison.

194819491950195119521953
Kingston-upon-Thames232030242424
England and Wales343230292726
London Area312926262424

Table: It will be seen from the following figures that since the war ended the Quinquennial Infant Mortality Rate has been more than halved.

It will be seen from the following figures that since the war ended the Quinquennial Infant Mortality Rate has been more than halved.

PeriodInfant Mortality Rate
1921-192569
1926-193056
1931-193556
1936-194046
1941-194552
1946-195025

Table: The following are the numbers in age groups of Kingston children who died during 1953 in the Borough before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death:-

The following are the numbers in age groups of Kingston children who died during 1953 in the Borough before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death:-

AgeTotal DeathsAcute Suppurative BronchitisMyocarditisInanitionPrematurityAtelectasisBroncho PneumoniaSepticaamia, pneumoniaCongenital heart diseaseIntra-Uterine anoxia (maternal placenta praevia)Erythroblastosis Foetalis
0-24 hours4---3----1-
24 hrs. -1 mth.5---211---1
1 mth. -1 year6111--111--
Totals151115121111