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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Infant Mortality during the Year 1944.
| Cause of Death | Under One wk. | 1-2 wks | 2-3 wks | 3-4 wks | Total under Four wks. | 1-3 mths. | 3-6 mths | 6-9 mths | 9-12 mths | Total Dths under One year | WARD | Ntn. W'dor | Sth, W'don | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | St. John's | Cott. Park | Wtion Park | Durd | Trinity | Sth. park | Hay-don Park | ||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 | —- | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gastro-enteritis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Prematurity | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Congenital defects | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Other causes | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 |