[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 27

City of Westminster 1911

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

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Table VII.— Deaths of Infants under12months old per1,000lorn (corrected figures).

Age at Death.	1906.		1907.		1908.		1909.		1910.		1911.
Age at Death.	No.	Bate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Eate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.
Under 1 week	64	21.8	85	29.1	66	21.2	57	20.8	53	20.4	54	22.8
,, 1 month	120	41.0	126	43.1	105	38.3	99	35.9	78	30.1	78	33 .0
,, 3 months	195	66.6	182	62.3	166	60.5	143	51.9	127	49.0	128	54.2
3 to 6 months	53	18.1	57	19.4	47	16.1	53	19.2	46	17.7	48	20.3
6 „ 9 „	46	15.8	30	10.3	50	17.1	36	13.0	21	8.1	38	16.1
9 „12 „	29	9.9	31	11.5	30	10.2	26	9.5	20	7.7	29	12.2
Total in year	323	110.4	303	103.5	293	100 5	258	93.8	214	82.6	243	102.9
Causes of Death.	No.	Per cent, of total deaths.	No.	Per cent, of total deaths.	No.	Per cent. of total deaths.	No.	Per cent, of total deaths.	No.	Per cent, of total deaths.	No.	Per cent, of total deaths.
Common infectious diseases	12	3.7	17	5.5	17	5.8	19	7.3	16	7.4	23	9.4
Diarrhceal diseases	76	23.5	30	9.9	35	11.9	27	10.4	27	12.6	50	20.5
Premature births and injury, &c., at birth	72	22.5	96	31.6	93	31.7	90	34.8	81	37.8	80	32.9
Did not thrive—wasting—want of milk—rickets	50	15.4	43	14.0	52	17.7	38	14.7	18	8.4	15	6.1
Tuberculous diseases	18	5.5	15	4.9	14	4.7	11	4.2	8	3.7	8	3.3
Erysipelas and other septic diseases	10	3.0	9	2.9	3	1.0	4	1.5	4	1.9	—	—
Syphilis	7	2.1	12	3.9	7	2.3	10	3.8	9	4.2	4	1.6
Meningitis, convulsions	13	4.0	11	3.6	8	2.7	9	3.4	5	2.3	9	3.9
Bronchitis and pneumonia	44	13.6	56	18.4	52	17.7	36	13.9	33	15.4	41	16.8
Suffocation—overlying, &c.	6	1.8	6	1.9	6	2.0	3	1.1	5	2.3	—	—
Other causes	15	4.6	4	1.3	6	2.0	11	4.2	8	3.7	13	5.3
	323	100.0	303	100.0	293	100.0	258	100.0	214	100.0	243	100.0