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Battersea 1938

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

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Table: Borough of Battersea. Infant Mortality, 1938. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

Borough of Battersea. Infant Mortality, 1938. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGE PERIODS.
Under 24 hours.1-7 days.Weeks.Total under 4 weeks.Months.Total deaths under 1 year.Percen-tage of Total.
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...12223·54
Enteric fever.....................................................................
Whooping-cough....................................1...............11212·65
Diphtheria and croup.....................................................................
Erysipelas.....................................................................
Infuenza.....................................................................
MeningococcalMenin- gitis.....................................................................
Pulmonary Tubercu- losis................................................1.........1...0·89
Tuberculous Menin- gitis.....................................................................
Other Tuberculous disease.....................................................................
Bronchitis....................................3...1......21...526·20
Pneumonia (all forms)....................................114412127914 ·16
Diarrhœa & Enteritis....................................62105422...22927·43
Gastritis.....................................................................
Empyema.............................................1...............10·88
Nephritis......................................................1...1...0·89
Appendicitis......................................................1...1...0·89
Premature birth2422............1...56.........1............5710·62
Congenital malforma- tion2......21......1......33...1..................346·19
Congenital debility............31............312.....................515·31
Icterus neonatorum.....................................................................
Injury at birth1...3.....................4...........................4...3·54
Atelectasis & As-phyxia neonatorum1...211.........1...511.....................616·19
Lack of care.....................................................................
Pink disease.........................................................1...10·88
Fall................................................1.........1...0·89
Syphilis.....................................................................
Overlying.....................................................................
Asphyxia, accidental....................................1...2...............3...2·65
Intussusception....................................1.....................1...0·89
Other Causes....................................111...2......1425·31
647551...1220111751811106877340100·00
Totals10126123122291615113...
Percentage of Total8·910·65·30·81·827·419·525·714·113·3M.64·6F.35·4

Table:

Nett births in the year.Nett deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year).
Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
M1,012441,05665873
F1,014441,05839140
Totals2,026882,1141049113