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City of Westminster 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Table VIb, continued.—Infantile Mortality during the year 1911. Victoria Ward. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Table VIb, continued.—Infantile Mortality during the year 1911. Victoria Ward. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1—2 Months.2—3 Months.3—4 Months.1—5 Months.5—(5 Months.6— 7 Months.7—8 Months.8—9 Months.9—10 Months.10—11 Months.11—12 Months,Total Deaths under One Year.
Measles----————————1——-1
Whooping Cough-----1-1—1-1113110
Diarrhœ, all forms------221-11111111
Enteritis, rnuco - enteritis, gastro-enteritis--————2—————11——4
Premature birth113—11531---------19
Congenital defects——1—11------1---4
Injury at birth2———2————————----2
Debility from birth1——121—11-------5
Atrophy, debility, marasmus-----111--------3
Tuberculous peritonitis, tabes mesenterica--------1-------1
Other tuberculous disease-----1-------1—13
Syphilis11-2-----------2
Meningitis (not tuberculous)—————1———----1--2
Bronchitis—1——113---------5
Pneumonia------111——11—16
Dentition---------11-----2
Convulsions—1——1—1—————————2
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Other causes—1——1—— .1——111———5
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Population, estimated to middle of 1911, 37,758. Births in the year—Legitimate, 683 ; illegitimate, 65, Total 748. Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 78 ; illegitimate infants, 10. Deaths from all causes at all ages, 551.