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Battersea 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Borough of Battersea.

CAUSES OF DEATH.% ofTotal.AGE PERIODS.
Under 24 hrs.1 day-1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks & under 3 months.3 months & under 6 months.6 months & under 9 months.9 months & under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
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.....................................................................
Measles4.40..................1.........1...2.........2363116
Scarlet Fever.26......................................................1...1...
Whooping-cough3.89....................................4312111278
Diphtheria & Croup.....................................................................
Influenza.26......................................................1...1...
Erysipelas.....................................................................
Miliary Tuberculosis.78.............................................2...1.........3
Tuberculous Meningitis.78.............................................111......12
Abdominal Tuberculosis1.04....................................12......1.........22
Other Tuberculous Diseases.26...................................................1.........1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)1.04.............................................12...1...31
Convulsions3.89......221...1111543111............96
Laryngitis.26..........................................1...............1...
Congestion of Lungs.26........................1...1...........................1...
Bronchitis10.10.........1......11...11329966...212019
Pneumonia (all forms)14.76...11.........211...429513364563720
Diarrhœa2.07....................................1......3...11226
Enteritis10.36............12......3...42758225232317
Gastritis1.04..................1......1111...............1...31
Syphilis2.59....................................4111......1264
Rickets.52..........................................1.........1...2...
Suffocation, overlying.....................................................................
Injury at Birth.781......2..................12........................12
Lack of Care1.2914........................14........................14
Atelectasis & Asphyxia Neon4.405551..................1061.....................116
Congenital Malformations2.331...2.....................3...212......1......72
Premature Birth19.4214914173114113332631...............4035
Atrophy & Debility7.771......2......21...13485352.........1614
Icterus Neonatorum1.04......1......1......1...211.....................31
Nephritis.26..........................................1...............1...
Accidental Death.52...........................1...1...............1.........2
Other Causes3.63......2111.........1331...1132......86
2319272665988773655335432826212319218168
Totals425311171513888714742386
Percentage of Total10.8813.732.854.403.8935.7522.8018.3912.1810.88100.00

Males 56.48 % Females 43.52 %

Nett Births in the year.Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year.)
Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
M.226377234020216218
F.224683232915612168
Totals4509160466935828386