London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: Infantile Mortality during the last 10 years.

Infantile Mortality during the last 10 years.

Cause of death1946194719481949195019511952195319541955
Prematurity6685533552
Congenital defects or birth injuries1210512296455
Diseases of the newborn----12----
Gastro-enteritis1--12--1--
Pneumonia2211-11112
Bronchitis----------
Whooping cough---1------
Meningococcal Meningitis1---------
T.B. Meningitis----------
Pneumococcal Meningitis--1-------
Septicaemia----11----
Encephalomyelitis----------
Pyelonephritis----------
Asphyxia (unknown cause)-1--------
Accidental death213211-112
Inattention at birth----------
Infanticide----------
Other causes----------
24201822141710121211
Total neo-natal deaths included above1713141481469118