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Hampstead 1916
Report for the year 1916 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE IV.
| 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 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 101 |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| [ Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| J Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| "| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | |
| (Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Diphtheria & Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| [Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| -) Abdominal Tuberculosis (a) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| (Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
| 1 Enteritis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Rickets- | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Injury at Birth | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| (Congenital Malformations (b) | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 3 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Other causes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Totals | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 73 | |
Nett Births in the year: legitimate, 1088 ; illegitimate 76.
Nett Deaths in the year of: legitimate infants, 65 ; illegitimate infants, 8.
(а) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis have been included deaths from Tuberculosis Peritonitis
and Enteritis and from Tabes 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 and Malformation
including Premati re Birth.
Want of Breast Milk has been included under Atrophy and Debility.