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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
Barnes 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 5. — Infant Mortality during the Year 1959. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.
| Cause of Death | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 W'ks | 1-3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total under 1 year | Deaths in the Borough | Deaths outside Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelactasis | 1 | – | - | – | l | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | l |
| Bronchopneumonia | 1 | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | - | l | - | l |
| Heart Failure | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Prematurity | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Acute respiratory infection | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Acute gastro enteritis and dehydration | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |