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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Infantile Mortality during 1957.
| 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 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Prematurity | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Asphyxia (unknown cause) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 |