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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
Surbiton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY
There were 9 infant deaths during the year (including
transferable deaths) giving an Infant Mortality rate of 11.29
per 1,000 live births.
INFANT MORTALITY RATE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.
| Year | Deaths under 1 year. | Infant Mortality Rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 34 | 34.28 | ||||
| 1946 | 21 | 19.75 | ||||
| 1947 | 27 | 24.41 | ||||
| 1948 | 16 | 17.48 | ||||
| 1949 | 21 | 23.54 | ||||
| 1950 | 22 | 26.31 | ||||
| 1951 | 17 | 20.21 | ||||
| 1952 | 15 | 18.42 | ||||
| 1953 | 18 | 21.02 | ||||
| 1954 | 9 | 11.02 | ||||
| Year | No. of Deaths under 1 year. | No. of Deaths under 2 years due to Diarrhoea and Enteritis. | No. of Live Births | |||
| 1945 | 34 | - | 875 | |||
| 1946 | 21 | 1 | 1,063 | |||
| 1947 | 27 | - | 1,106 | |||
| 1948 | 16 | - | 586 | |||
| 1949 | 21 | 1 | 863 | |||
| 1950 | 22 | - | 798 | |||
| 1951 | 17 | - | 810 | |||
| 1952 | 15 | - | 778 | |||
| 1953 | 18 | - | 826 | |||
| 1954 i | 9 | - | 816 | |||
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