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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1920.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 83 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1ll | 68 | 56 | 57 | 33 | 325 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 53 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Enteritis | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 58 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Injury at birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformation | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| Premature Birth | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 58 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ... | 36 | |
| Other causes | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | |
| 83 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 111 | 68 | 56 | 57 | 33 | 325 | ||
Nett Births in the year
legitimate, 3,746.
illegitimate, 274.
Nett Deaths in the year of
ilegitimate infants, 270.
(illegitimate infants, 65.