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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

Carshalton 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: TABLE 8.INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1937.Deaths classified as to cause and age at death.

TABLE 8.

INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1937.

Deaths classified as to cause and age at death.

Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2—3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
Smallpox----------
Chickenpox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Whooping Cough----------
Diphtheria and Croup----------
Erysipelas----------
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)-v-----1-1
Convulsions----------
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis-----1---1
Pneumonia (all forms)-11-2212-7
Diarrhœa----------
Enteritis----------
Gastritis----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Suffocation (overlying)-----1---1
Injury at Birth1---1----1
Atelectasis1---1----1
Congenital Malformation3---31---4
Premature Birth712-104---14
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus11--21--—3
Other Causes—1—-1—1--2
Totals1343—201023-35
Net Births in the year—Males 451, Females 423: Legitimate 851, Illegitimate 23. Nett deaths in the year oi Legitimate Infants, 33. Nett deaths in the year of Illegitimate Infants 3.