Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE IV. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911. Deaths from stated Causes, in Weeks and Months, under One Year of Age.
Cause or Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Yeas. | ||
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All Causes. | Certified | 78 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 126 | 66 | 93 | 69 | 81 | 435 | |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | 21 | ||
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | 6 | 25 | ||
Diarrhœa | ... | •• | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 81 | ||
Enteritis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 42 | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Congenital Malformation | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
Premature Birth | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ||
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 53 | ||
Atelectasis | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||
Injury at birth | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ||
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Syphilis | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Convulsions | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||
Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ||
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | ||
Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Other causes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | ||
78 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 126 | 66 | 93 | 69 | 81 | 435 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate, 3,051.
illegitimate, 172.
Net Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants, 383.
illegitimate infants, 52.