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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

Malden and Coombe 1945

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

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

CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE

Prematurity8
Congenital diseases, Malformations, Birth injury, Infant diseases16
Other2

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

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

Year.Births.Infantile Mortality.Deaths.
194113.838.111.2
194216.635.69.0
194318.135.010.0
194418.029.79.1
194516.740.89.2

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MORTUARY.
Twenty-one bodies were brought to the Mortuary and a post
mortem examination was made on each.
H.M. Coroner for the district held inquests in four
instances and the following verdicts were returned:—
Accidental 1
Suicide 2
Manslaughter 1
RAINFALL. 1945.

Table: Table showing rainfall in the district during 1945 taken at the Sewage Disposal Works, California Road, New Maiden :—

Table showing rainfall in the district during 1945 taken at the Sewage Disposal Works, California Road, New Maiden :—

inches
January1.62
February1.31
March0.96
April1.19
May2.32
June1.41
July3.32
August1.22
September1.54
October2.20
November0.25
December2.68
20.02

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Decrease on previous year 0.44 inches.
Average for past 5 years 21.86 inches.