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. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1932.
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 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 38 | 59 | 32 | 27 | 222 | |
Uncertified | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 10 | ||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Influenza | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Encephalitis lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Cerebro spinal meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Other tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ||
Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 41 | ||
Other respiratory diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Diarrhœa, etc, | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 57 | ||
Congenital debility | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ||
Malformation | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
Premature birth | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 37 | ||
Deaths from violence | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Atrophy, debility and marasmus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | 20 | ||
Other digestive diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Other diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 13 | ||
Totals | 53 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 40 | 63 | 33 | 27 | 232 |