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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 1957

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

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Table: The approximate infant mortality rate for 1957 and therates since 1953 are shown for purposes of comparison.

The approximate infant mortality rate for 1957 and the

rates since 1953 are shown for purposes of comparison.

19531954195519561957
Kingston-upon-Thames2420152413
England said Wales2625252423

Table: It will be seen from the following figures that since the war ended the Quinquennial Infant Mortality Rate was more than halved by 1950, and has since dropped even farther.

It will be seen from the following figures that since the war ended the Quinquennial Infant Mortality Rate was more than halved by 1950, and has since dropped even farther.

PeriodInfant Mortality Rate
1921-192569
1926-193056
1931-193556
1936-194046
1941-194552
1946-195025
1951-195521

Table: The following are the numbers in age groups of Kingston-u pon-Thames children who died during 1957 before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death.

The following are the numbers in age groups of Kingston-u pon-Thames children who died during 1957 before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death.

AgeTotal DeathsCerebral HaemorrhageCongenital DeformitiesAtelectasisPneumoniaAcute Laryngo-trachea BronchitisMeningomyelocele
0-24 hours.3-12---
24 hrs. -1 mth.21--1--
1 mth. -1 yr.2----11
Totals7112111