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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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: T able 6.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:—

T able 6.

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 under1 year
All CausesCertified161--1711--19
Uncertified----------
Smallpox----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Diphtheria and Croup----------
Whooping Cough----------
Influenza----------
Enteritis----------
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases1———1————1
Congenital Malformations6-——6————6
Premature Birth1-——1————1
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus----------
Atelectasis5———5————5
Injury at Birth----------
Erysipelas----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)1———1————1
Convulsions----------
Gastritis----------
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis----------
Pneumonia (all forms)11——211——4
Suffocation (overlying)----------
Other causes1—--1——-—1
Totals161—-1711—-19

Table: (b) An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 89.47 per cent, of the total deaths, viz.:—-

(b) An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 89.47 per cent, of the total deaths, viz.:—-

Under 24 hours1to 7 days1 to 4 weeksTotal under 4 weeksPercentage total infant deaths
7911789.47