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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

Twickenham 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: Table 5.Infantile Mortality.(a) The following table, compiled from official registrations, gives details of the causes of death at various ages under one year of age:—

Table 5.

Infantile Mortality.

(a) The following table, compiled from official registrations, gives details of the causes of death at various ages under one year of age:—

Under 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
All Causes:—Certified171232362132
Uncertified2———2————2
Smallpox----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Diphtheria and Croup-—————————
Whooping Cough—————1———1
Influenza----------
Enteritis-----12——3
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Congenital Malformations3———3————3
Premature Birth511—71———8
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus----------
Atelectasis1———1————1
Injury at Birth4———4————4
Erysipelas——————————
Syphilis——————————
Rickets----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)----------
Convulsions----------
Gastritis----------
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis----------
Pneumonia (all forms)1——123—1—6
Suffocation (overlying)——————————
Other causes5—128————8
Totals1912325621—34

Table: (b) An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 73.53 per cent, of the total deaths, viz.:—

(b) An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 73.53 per cent, of the total deaths, viz.:—

Under 24 hours1 to 7 days1 to 4 weeksTotal under 4 weeksPercentage total infant deaths
13662573.53