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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The approximate infant mortality rats for 1959 and the rates since 1955 are shown for purposes of comparison.
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston-upon-Thames | 15 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 22 |
| England and Wales | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
It will be seen from the following figures that since the war ended the Quinquennial Infant Mortality Rat© was more than halved by 1950 and has since dropped even further.
| Period | Infant Mortality Rate |
|---|---|
| 1921-1925 | 69 |
| 1926-1930 | 56 |
| 1931-1935 | 56 |
| 1936-1940 | 46 |
| 1941-1945 | 52 |
| 1946-1950 | 25 |
| 1951-1955 | 21 |
The following are the numbers in age groups of Kingston-upon-Thames children who died during 1959 before reaching the age of one year together with the causes of death.
| Age | Total Deaths | Broncho Pneumonia | Cerebral Haemorrhage | Prematurity | Atelectasis | Pulmonary Oedema | Respiratory obstruct-ion by foreign body. | Fallot's Tetralogy | Acute Pneumonitis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-24 hours. | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 24 hrs. -1 mth. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — |
| 1 mth. -1 yr. | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 13 | 4 | 1- | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |