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Deptford 1905

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1905

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Table No. 5. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTF'ORD.—Central Registration District.

Infantile Mortality During the Year 1905. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1 to 2 months.2 to 3 months3 to 4 months4 to 5 months.5 to 6 months.6 to 7 months.7 to 8 months.8 to 9 months.9 to 10 months.10 to 11 months.11 to 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All Causes.Certified39249..72172218131516912932208
Uncertified..................................
Common Infectious Diseases.Small Pox..................................
Chicken Pax..................................
Measles..........................1....1
Scarlet Fever..................................
Diphtheria, Croup..........................1....1
Whooping Cough............11...........1....3
Diarrhœal DiseasesDiarrhœa, all forms..1....13826151321..33
Enteritis (not Tuberculous)..............3..4..2........9
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh..12..3..1..1......1......6
Wasting DiseasesPremature Birth329....41......................41
Cogenital Defects..1....1....1................2
Injury at Birth1......1......................1
Want of Breast Milk..................................
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus322..723412112..1125
Tuberculous DiseasesTuberculous Meningitis....................1..........1
Tuberculous Peritonitis Tabes Mesenterica..................................
Other Tuberculous Diseases............1......1..........5
Erysipelas....................1..........1
Syphilis........1..2..................3
Rickets..................1............1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..................1............1
Convulsions144..92111142........21
Bronchitis..21..36232322221..28
Laryngitis..................................
Pneumonia..1....1111221121..114
Suffocation, overlaying12....3..22................7
Other Causes1......13....................4
39249..72172218131516912932208
Population—Estimated middle of 1905—46,929.Births in the year—legitimate 1,474, illegitimate 49.Deaths from all causes at all ages 666.