Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Infant Mortality during the Year 1947.
Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total Deaths under 1 year | WARD | Nth. Wimbledor | Sth. Wimbledon | Total | |||||||
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St. Mary's | St. John's | Cott. Park | W'don Park | Dundonald | Trinity | Sth. Park | Haydon Pk. | ||||||||||||||
Congenital Defects | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | ||||||
Prematurity | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | ||||
Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Accidental death | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Asphyxia -unknown cause | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Total | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 |