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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

Ilford 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: INFANT DEATHS 1963

INFANT DEATHS 1963

Cause of DeathUnder 1 Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTOTAL
Acute Suppurative Bronchitis--------11
Adrenal Haemorrhage-01--1----1
Anencephalus1---1----1
Asphyxia5---5-1---
Atelectasis4---4----4
Broncho-Pneumonia2---2122-7
Congenital Abnormalities11-13-1--4
Encephalitis-------1-1
Haemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn1---1----1
Heart Failure------2---
Hepatic Angioma-----1---1
Hyaline Membrane1---1----1
Hydrocephalus1---11----
Intracranial Haemorrhage2---2-----
Non-Viability1---1----1
Prematurity11---11----11
Respiratory Failure2---2-----
Rhesus Incompatibility1---1----1
Synovial Cell Sarcoma-------1-1
Tentorial Tear3---3-----
Toxaemia-----1---1
Urinary Tract Infection------1--1
Volvulus of Small Intestine-------1--1
Totals362--139475156

Table: The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—

The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—

YearNo. of Deaths under 1 YearRate per 1,000 Registered Live Births
19635620.4
19624517.7
19614015.8
19604417.5
19593314.9
19583716.6
19573817.1
19563315.6
19554220.0
19544118.7