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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 1963

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

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Table: The approximate Infant Mortality Rate for 1963 and the rates sine 1959 are shown for purposes of comparison.

The approximate Infant Mortality Rate for 1963 and the rates sine 1959 are shown for purposes of comparison.

1959I960196119621963
Kingston-upon-Thames2310162913
England and Wales2222212120

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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 further.

Table: QUINQUENNIAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE

QUINQUENNIAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE

YearsInfant Mortality Rate
1926 - 193056
1931 - 193556
1936 - 194046
1941 - 194552
1946 - 195025
1951 - 195521
1956 - I96017

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The following table gives the numbers in age groups of Kingstonupon-Thames
infants who died during 1963 before reaching the age of one
year, together with the cause of death. It will be noted that of the 9
deaths, 4 occurred within 24 hours of birth and another 3 within 1 month.