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Hampstead 1918
Report for the year 1918 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE III. Infant Mortality, 1918. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| causes 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 and under6 Months. | 6 and under9 Months. | 9 and under12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | {Certified | 19 | 2 | ... | 25 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 68 | ||
| {Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 1. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2. | Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. | Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6. | Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7. | Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8. | Tuberculous Me ningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. | Abdominal Tuberculosis (a) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 10. | Other Tubercu lous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11. | Meningitis (not Tuberculons) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 12. | Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 13. | Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 | Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 15 | Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 16. | Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 17. | Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ||
| 18. | Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 19. | Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| 20. | Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 21. | Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22 | Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 23. | Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 24. | Congenital Malformations (b) | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| 25 | Premature Birth | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |
| 26. | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | |
| 27. | Other causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Totals | 20 | 2 | 4 | ... | 21 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 69 | ||
Nett Births in { legitimate, 797 Nett Deaths in {legitimate infants,
the year { illegitimate, 98 the year of {illegitimate infants, 13
(а) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis have been included deaths from Tuberculous Peritonitis
and Enteritis and from Tabel Mesenterica.
(б) The total deaths from Congenital Malformations, Premature Birth, Atrophy, Debility and
Marasmus, equal the total in Table III, under the heading Congenital Debility, a.nd
Malformation including Premature Birth.
Want of Breast Milk has been included under Atrophy and Debility