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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 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: Table 5.Infant 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.

Infant 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 mths.3 months anc under 6mths.6 months and under 9mths.9 months and under 12 mthsTotal deaths under 1 year
All Causes: certified133--16141-22
Uncertified
Smallpox----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Diphtheria and Croup----------
Whooping Cough----------
Influenza----------
Enteritis----------
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Congenital Malformations1---1-1--2
Premature Birth1---1----1
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus----------
Atelectasis8---8-1--9
Injury at Birth----------
Erysipelas----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Meningitis,(not Tuberculous)----------
Convulsions----------
Gastritis----------
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis----------
Pneumonia,(all forms)12--3121-7
Suffocation (overlying)1--1----1
Other causes11--2----2
Totals133--16141-22

Table: (b)An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 72.73 per cent.of the total infants deaths,viz.:—an increase of 8.44 from the previous year.

(b)An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 72.73 per cent.of the total infants deaths,viz.:—an increase of 8.44 from the previous year.

Under 24 hours1 to 7 days1 to 4 weeksTotal under 4 weeksPercentage total infant deaths
7631672.73