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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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INFANT MORTALITY
There were fourteen deaths of children under one year of age.
It will be noted all but five died in the first hours of life;
one died at one week and four died within five months.

Table: The causes and ages at death were as follows:—

The causes and ages at death were as follows:—

Hydrocephalus2 weeks
Asphyxia following inhalation of regurgitated stomach contents5 months
Acute cor pulmonale5 months
Multiple congenital abnormalities5 hours
Atelectasis; prematurity10 hours
Cerebral haemorrhage30 minutes
Erythroblastosis foetalis6 hours
Duodenal atresia; prematurity1 week
Cerebral haemorrhage9 hours
Acute pneumococcal meningitis4 months
Prematurity19 hours
Prematurity2 hours
Hydropsfoetalis50 minutes

Table: INFANT MORTALITY RATEThe following table shows the death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births.

INFANT MORTALITY RATE

The following table shows the death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births.

YearDeaths under 1 yearSurbitonEngland and Wales (Smaller Towns)
19492123.5430.0
19502226.3129.4
19511720.2127.6
19521518.4227.6
19531821.0224.3
1954911.0225.0 :
19551722.3624.9
19561215.7623.8
1957911.5823.0
19581416.1422.5

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