[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Newquay (Cornwall) Town & U.D.C.

  • Newquay (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Newquay (Cornwall) Town & U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR OP AGE. Cause Age of Child in Weeks 1 2 .3 A 5 5 “ 52 Total Congenital Prematurity Bronche- pneumonia 1 1 1 Totai 1 1 1 - 3 With the snail numbers of births and infant deaths, it is possible to get wide fluctuations in the infant mortality rate without high or low rates being significant. Prematurity and respiratory disease are the main causes of preventable death.