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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

Merton and Morden 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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

TABLE VIII.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1937.

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 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
Smallpox----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever--------_--
Whooping Cough-----1--1
Diphtheria and Croup--------11
Erysipelas------_---
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------_
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)--------11
Convulsions----------
Laryngitis---------
Bronchitis--1-1----1
Pneumonia (all forms)---1111126
Diarrhoea---------
Enteritis----------
Gastritis----------
Syphilis-----1---1
Rickets----------
Suffocation, overlying--------
Injury at birth2---2--2
Atelectasis2--_2--_--2
Congenital Malformations-----3---3
Premature birth5-2-72_--9
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1----11---2
Other causes-——112———3
TOTALS10—32151021432

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Nett births in the year—Males 429, Females 383 : Legitimate 791, Illegitimate 21. Nett deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants 29.
Nett deaths in the year of Illegitimate Infants 3.
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