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Battersea 1921

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1921

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Borough of Battersea.

Table: TABLE IV.—(contd.) Infant Mortality, 1921. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

TABLE IV.—(contd.) Infant Mortality, 1921. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

Causes of Death.Age Periods.Total deaths under 1 year.Percentage of Total.
Under 24 hours.1-7 days.Weeks.Total under 4 weeksMonths.
1-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.
Small-pox.....................................................................
Chicken-pox.....................................................................
Measles......................................................1...1....36
Scarlet Fever................................................1.........1....36
Whooping-cough....................................2...1152411245.80
Diphtheria & Croup.......................................1..................211.09
Influenza.....................................................................
Erysipelas..........................................1...............1....36
Miliary Tuberculosis..........................................1......1...1121.09
Tuberculous Meningitis.............................................1...1...1...31.09
Abdominal Tuberculosis................................................1.........1....36
Other Tuberculous Diseases.....................................................................
Meningitis (Meningococcal)...................................................1.........1.36
Convulsions...............2...............2...1...1...............41.45
Laryngitis.....................................................................
Congestion of Lungs..................1.........1.........1...............2....72
Bronchitis...........................1...1312...11...2653.99
Pneumonia(allforms)............1...3.........4...45943454251715.22
Diarrhœa........................1...1.........121...11432.55
Enteritis.........12.........113251956472301415.94
Gastritis.............................................1...............1.36
Syphilis....................................1...............1...2....72
Rickets......................................................1...1....36
Suffocation, overlying......1.....................1............2............121.09
Injury at Birth11........................11........................11.72
Lack of Care2...........................2...........................2....72
Atelectasis & Asphyxia Neon...21121...1......35........................352.90
Congenital Malformations212112...12...75...12.........11065.80
Premature Birth161268423222312634...1............343123'55
Atrophy & Debility............221...1244443......2......11107'61
Icterus Neonatorum...1......1...1.........21...1..................221.45
Accident............1...............1.....................1...2....78
Other Causes....................................1...2...3111723.26
Totals—m. & f.21171011149947661472319321821172513162114100.00
Totals382123131310842503838276—
Percentage of Total1387.68.34.74.739.115.218.113.813.8—100 00
m. 58.7 %
f41.3 %

Table: Nett Births in the year.

Nett Births in the year.

Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
M1838741912
F1773571830
Totals36111313742

Table: Nett Deaths in the year.

Nett Deaths in the year.

Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
14319162
1095114
25224276