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Holborn 1915
Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE IV. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1915. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 64 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | - | _ | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | _ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Syphilis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | |
| Congenital Malformations | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | |
| Other causes | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 64 | ||
Nett Births registered
during the calendar year
legitimate, 616
illegitimate 54
Nett Deaths registered
during the calendar year of
legitimate infants 47.
illegitimate „ 17.