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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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE LAST 10 YEARS
Cause of death | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
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Prematurity and atelectasis | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Congenital defects or birth injuries | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Diseases of the newborn | - | - | 1 | - | - | |||||
Gastro-enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Embryoma of liver | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
Bronchitis | - | 1 | - | - | - | |||||
Acute nephritis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||||
Septicaemia | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Asphyxia (un-known cause) | - | 1 | - | - | ||||||
Accidental death | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Inattention at birth | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Bilateral pneumothorax | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||
Pyelonephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Collapse of lung | - | - | 1 | |||||||
12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 | |
Total nao-natal deaths included above | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 |