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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
During 1952 there were 10 deaths in infants under one year of age,
giving an infantile mortality rate for Wimbledon of 13.60 per thousand
live births, as compared with a rate of 27.6 for England and Wales.
Six of the 10 deaths occurred during the first four weeks of life,
giving a neo-natal death-rate of 8.16 per thousand live births.
The following table shows the causes of and ages at death.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congenital defect or birth injury | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Prematurity | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Total ... | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 10 |