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Malden and Coombe 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]

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Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY.Number of deaths occurring in infants under one year of age during the past five years: —

INFANTILE MORTALITY.

Number of deaths occurring in infants under one year of age during the past five years: —

1935(14 Legitimate1 Illegitimate)15
1936(22None „ )22
1937(21None „ )21
1938(182 „ )20
1939(1212 „ )24

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Average for the past five years—20.

Table: CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.

CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.

Prematurity4
Congenital diseases, Malformations, etc.12
Poliomyelitis1
Gastro-enteritis2
Laryngeal spasm1
Convulsions, Broncho-pneumonia1
Toxaemia, Acute bronchitis1
Influenza, Infantile eczema1
Marasimus1

Table: SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

Year.Births.Infantile Mortality.Deaths.
193514.132.87.9
193614.643.69.6
193715.137.19.2
193816.730.88.2
193915.439.09.3
Average for past 5 year15.236.68.8

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MORTUARY.
Twenty-nine bodies were brought to the Mortuary and
a post mortem examination was made on twenty-eight.
H.M. Coroner for the district held inquests in eight
instances and the following verdicts were returned.
Natural causes 3
Accidental 2
Suicide 2
Misadventure 1