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Deptford 1915

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table No. 4. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board. Infantile Mortality, 1915. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 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 CausesCertified7317181312176715964391
Uncertified....................
Small Pox....................
Chicken Pox....................
Measles..............5510
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough......11346923
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Erysipelas......111......2
Tuberculous Meningitis............1517
Abdominal Tuberculosis ....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..........23319
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)............3216
Convulsions33....663..318
Laryngitis..........11....2
Bronchitis..13151544533
Pneumonia (all forms)..13..4101192155
Diarrhœa......115145429
Enteritis..........81413944
Gastritis......2223....7
Syphilis..........2......2
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying1....121....14
Injury at Birth3......3........3
Atelectasis52....7........7
Congenital Malformations51..17221..12
Premature Birth37342463......49
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus12683291266154
Other Causes7......732..315
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Nett Births—Legitimate, 2871; Illegitimate, 84.
Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants, 381 Illegitimate infants, 10.