London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Infantile Deaths in Ages and Sexes daring the year 1950.
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1 week? | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1 - 2 months | 3-5 months | 6-8 months | 9-11 months | Total deaths under 1 year | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations, Birth injuries, etc. | 7 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Prematurity | 14 | 3 | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Other causes | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Totals | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 21 |