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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

Wimbledon 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: Infant Mortality during the year 1943.

Infant Mortality during the year 1943.

Cause of DeathUnder One wk,1-2 wks2-3 vks3-4 wksTotal under Four wks.1-3 mths3-6 mths6-9 mths9-12 mthsTotal Dths. under one yearWARDNth. 'W'donSth. W'donTotal
St.St. JohnsCott. ParkW tbn PerkDund.TrinitySth. ParkHay don Bark
Whooping Cough-------1-1-—-——_—1-11
Pneumonia-----1---11-------1-1
Brcncho-pneumonia---11111261-21---2426
Bronchitis-----111-3-1---11-123
Gastro-enteritis---1132--6-4----2-426
Pyloric stenosis-----1---1---—-—1—-11
Meningococcal meningitis---11--1-2-----2---22
Prematurity8---8----8-1--2221178
Atelectasis3---3----3-2--1-——213
Spina Bifida2---21---31--11--—213
Congenital defects1---1----1-1--———-1-1
Other causes21--3121711111234?
Total161-32096524249334676192348