[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden] page 24

Merton and Morden 1949

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

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Sex.	Age.	Cause of Death.
Male	3 hours	Cerebral Haemorrhage. Torn Tentorium Cerebelli.
Female	2 months	Acute Bronchiolitis.
Female	4 hours	Extreme Prematurity (weight 1 lb. 12 ozs).
Female	1 hour	Prematurity.
Male	2 months	Broncho Pneumonia. Congenital Heart Disease (Patent Ductus).
Male	20 minutes	Asphyxia Neonatorum.
Female	30 minutes	Prematurity. Caesarian Section. Pre Eclampsia.
Male	1 hour	Prematurity. Atelectasis.
Male	6 hours	Atelectasis.
Female	6 days	Meningocele.
Male	2 days	Cerebral Haemorrhage. Tentorial Tear. Congenital Abnormality and Birth Trauma. Multiple Congenital Abnormalities.
Male	1 day	Pulmonary Atelectasis.
Female	1 day	Prematurity.
Female	2 days	Prematurity.
Male	2 days	Pneumonia. Congenital Morbus Cordis. Hare Lip and Cleft-Palate
Female	2 days	Prematurity.
Male	2 days	Haemolytic Disease of Newborn.

Table: TABLE VIII.Infant Mortality and Stillbirth Rates for the past 10 years.

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TABLE VIII.

Infant Mortality and Stillbirth Rates for the past 10 years.

Year	Infant Mortality Rate	Stillbirth Rate
1940	34.3	29
1941	42.2	34.2
1942	33.9	24
1943	23.5	23.5
1944	28.7	22.09
1945	33.1	24.6
1946	22.2	23.9
1947	30.4	21.1
1948	24.8	18.9
1949	24.3	14.01