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Hounslow 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table: Table 2 Infant deaths according to age and cause 1967

Table 2 Infant deaths according to age and cause 1967

Cause of deathAge in Days UnderAge in Months
11234567-1314-2021-281234567891011Total
Meningococcal infections------.—---1----------1
Pneumonia-------11-2-2-----11-8
Complications of pregnancy, chidbirth and puerperium51-------------------6
Congenital malformations4------2-------------6
Birth injuries, post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis32-2-1---------------8
Infections of the newborn------------1--------1
Other diseases peculiar to early infancy and immaturity unqualified15111-----------------18
All other diseases----------_------------
Total27413-1-31-3-3-----11-48

Table: Table 3 Corrected notifications of infectious diseases 1967

Table 3 Corrected notifications of infectious diseases 1967

DiseaseTotalAge in years Under 112345-910-1415-1920-3435-4465 and 45-64 overAge unknownCases admitted to hospital
Dysentery161212-4-22---26
Encephalitis, acute5-----12-1-1--5
Enteric fever typhoid1-----11
para typhoid1--------1----1
Erysipelas7---------16--1
Food poisoning9-2-1--112-11-8
Malaria4-------13----4
Measles15357219122920821059017561-631
Meningococcal infection2--11---------2
Pneumonia, acute9-1-1-22---21-5
Puerperal pyrexia63-------13445--162
Scarlet Fever85-35810451112.-8
Tuberculosis pulmonary81----2578181419830
non-pulmonary21----1-1-11143-6
Whooping cough1121516211415244-1---216

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