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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 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: T able 5.Infant Mortality( a) The following table, compiled from official registrations, gives details ofhecauses of death at various ages under one year of age:

T able 5.

Infant Mortality

( a) The following table, compiled from official registrations, gives details ofhecauses 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: Certified11-1922-114
Uncertified----------
Smallpox----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Diphtheria and Croup----------
Whooping Cough----------
Influenza----------
Enteritis----------
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Congenital Malformations----------
Premature Birth4---4----4
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus----------
Atelectasis2---2----2
Injury at Birth----------
Erysipelas----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)----------
Convulsions----------
Gastritis----------
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis----------
Pneumonia (all forms)---1112-15
Suffocation (overlying)1---11---2
Other causes-1--1----1
Totals71-1922-114

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(b) An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible
for 64.29 per cent. of the total deaths, viz.:—a decrease of 11.57 from the previous
year.
Under24 hours 1 to 7 days 1 to 4 weeks Total under 4 weeks Percentage total infant deaths
4 3 2 9 64.29
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