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Hampstead 1920

Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: During the year 53 still-births were notified, as follows:—

During the year 53 still-births were notified, as follows:—

Notified by midwifes13
„ parents8
„ doctors27
„ nurses and others . .5
53

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In the following tables the 75 infantile deaths have been classified
according to diseases in age-periods and in Wards : —
Infant Mortality, 1920.

Table: Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

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 under 6 Months.6 and under 9 Months.9 and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
1. Small-pox••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
2. Chicken-pox..............................
3. ) Measles........................11
4. i ScarletFever..............................
5. ( Whooping Cough.....................213
6. Diphtheria and Croup........................11
7. Erysipelas..............................
8. I Tuberculous Me-( ningitis........................11
9. ) Abdominal Tu-\ berculosis (a)..............................
10. [ Other Tubercu-lous Diseases..............................
11. Meningitis (not Tu-berculous).....................112
12. Convulsions..............................
13. Laryngitis..............................
14 Bronchitis ..................31.........
15. Pneumonia (all forms)............1231...7
16. Diarrhoea.............1............1
17. Enteritis............12......14
18. vjastntis..............................
19. Syphilis..............................
20. Rickets..............................
21. Suffocation,overlying...............1.........1
22. Injury at Birth3.........3............3
23- Atelectasis..............................
24. (Congenital Malformations (6)21141.........16
25. Premature Birth102i31611...119
26. Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus22i...54.........9
27. Other causes9...1...102.........12
Totals26645411654975
Nett Births in f legitimate, 1478 the year t illegitimate, 88Nett Deaths in ^ legitimate infants, 62. the year of ) illegitimate infants, I'd.

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(a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis have been included deaths from Tuberculous Peritonitis
and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenterica.
(b) Want of Breast Milk has been included and Atrophy wid Debility.