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 Acton]
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Illegitimate, 42.
Table 5.
INFANTILE MORTALITY
Deaths from stated causes in Weeks
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month, | 1-2 months. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common Infectious Diseases, | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... |
Chicken pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria (includ ing Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all form | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Enteritis, Mucoenteritis, Gastroenteritis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Gastritis Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | ... |
Congenital Defects | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | |
Want of Breast-) milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | 1 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous, Men ingitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculous Peritonitis; Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous) Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Causes | Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Convulsions | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Other causes | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
25 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 17 |
Population estimated to middle of 1908, 55,000
Births in the year
legitimate, 1526.
Table 5.
INFANTILE MORTALITY
Deaths from stated causes in Weeks
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Under 1 week
1-2 weeks.
2-3 weeks.
3-4 weeks.
Total under
1 month,
1-2 months.
Common
Infectious
Diseases,
Small-pox
...
...
...
..
...
...
Chicken pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
Measles
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
Diphtheria
ing Membranous
Croup
...
...
...
...
...
...
Whooping Cough
...
...
...
...
...
1
Diarrhœal
Diseases.
Diarrhoea, all form
...
...
...
...
...
3
Enteritis, Mucoenteritis,
Gastroenteritis
...
...
...
2
2
2
Gastritis Gastrointestinal
Catarrh
...
...
...
...
...
...
Wasting
Diseases.
Premature Birth
12
6
1
5
24
...
Congenital Defects
2
...
...
...
2
...
Injury at Birth
3
...
1
...
4
...
Want of Breast-)
milk, Starvation
...
...
...
.
...
1
Atrophy, Debility,
Marasmus
3
3
2
2
10
3
Tuberculous
Diseases.
Tuberculous,
ingitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
Tuberculous Peritonitis;
Tabes
Mesenterica
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Tuberculous)
Diseases
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Causes
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
...
...
Syphilis
...
...
...
...
...
...
Rickets
...
...
...
...
...
...
Meningitis
(not Tuberculous)
...
...
...
...
...
...
Convulsions
1
1
...
...
2
1
Bronchitis
...
...
1
2
3
4
Laryngitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
Pneumonia
...
...
...
...
...
2
Suffocation, overlaying
1
...
...
...
1
...
Other causes
3
1
...
...
4
...
25
11
5
11
52
17