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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE LAST lO YEARS
| Cause of death | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity and atelectasis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Congenital defects or birth injuries | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Diseases of the newborn | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tonsillar sarcoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Embryoma of liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Septicaemia | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Asphyxia (unknown cause) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidental death | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Acute asthma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Inattention at birth | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bilateral pneumothorax | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Heart failure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pyelonephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Haemophilous influenzal meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Collapse of lung | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 25 | |
| Total neo-natal deaths included above | 11 | 8 | 7 | a | 12 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
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