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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: TABLE 7.INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1946. Deaths Classified as to Cause and Age at Death.

TABLE 7.

INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1946. Deaths Classified as to Cause and Age at Death.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total 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)-————-----
Convulsions-————-—---
Laryngitis-————-—---
Bronchitis-————----
Pneumonia (all forms)-1——1-22-5
Diarrhoea-———-----
Enteiitis--—11----1
Gastiitis-———------
Syphilis--———-----
Rickets-————-----
Suffocation (overlying)-———-----
Injury at Birth1———1----1
Atelectasis2——12----2
Congential Malformation4——-4----4
Premature Birth4——15----5
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1———1----1
Other Causes————-—1—1
Totals121-2—-23—20