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Deptford 1909

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909

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Table No. 5. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.—South Registration District. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1909. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

causk of death.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1 to2 months.2 to 3 months.3 to 4 months.4 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.Certified19523297l1l26l43..358
Uncertified..................................
Common Infectious DiseasesSmall Pox..................................
Chicken Pox....................................
Measles.....................1..1....13
Scarlet Fever..................................
Diphtheria : Croup..................................
Whooping Cough..................1....11....3
Diarrhoeal DiseasesDiarrhoea, all forms..................................
Enteritis (not Tuberculous)..............................11
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh..................................
Wasting DiseasesPremature Birth10111133....................16
Congenital Defects2......2......................3
Injury at Birth1......1......................l
Want of Breast Milk..................................
Tuberculous DiseasesAtrophy, Debility, Marasmus..1....121..................4
Tuberculous Meningitis........................1......1
Tuberculous Peritonitis, Tabes Mesenterica..................................
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................1............1
Erysipelas..................................
Syphilis..........1....................1
Rickets........................1......1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..................................
Convulsions21..14....1....3..........8
Bronchitis..1....11........1• •..1....4
Laryngitis....................................
Pneumonia1......1............1......13
Suffocation, overlaying....................1..........1
Other Causes3l116......l..............7
1952329711126l43..358
Population—Estimated middle of 1909—37,361. Births in the year—legitimate 754, illegitimate 17. Deaths from all causes at all ages 452.