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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 1950

[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:—Certified173--2064--30
Uncertified----------
Smallpox----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Diphtheria and Croup----------
Whooping Cough----------
Influenza----------
Enteritis----------
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Congenital Malformations-1--11---2
Premature Birth71--8----8
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus-----1---1
Atelectasis3---3----3
Injury at Birth----------
Erysipelas----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)----------
Convulsions----------
Gastritis----------
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis----------
Pneumonia (all forms)11--232--7
Suffocation (overlying)----------
Other causes6---612--9
Totals173--2064--30

Table: (b) An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 66.66 per cent. of the total deaths, viz.:—

(b) An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 66.66 per cent. of the total deaths, viz.:—

Under 24 hours1 to 7 days1 to 4 weeksTotal under 4 weeksPercentage total infant deaths
71032066.66