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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Infantile Mortality during the last 10 years.
| Cause of death | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Congenital defects or birth injuries | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Diseases of the newborn | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Gastro-enteritis | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | – | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - |
| Meningococcal | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T.B. Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumococcal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Septicaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Encephalomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pyelonephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Asphyxia (unknown cause) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental death | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Inattention at birth | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Infanticide | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | - | - | - |
| Other causes | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 12 | |
| Total neo-natal deaths included above | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 9 |