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 Heston and Isleworth]
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Infantile Mortality during the year 1918.
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 8 mts. | 3 mts. and under 6 mts. | 6 mts. and under 9 mts. | 9 mts. and under 12 mts. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
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All causes | Certified | ||||||||||
Uncertified | |||||||||||
Smallpox | |||||||||||
Chickenpox | |||||||||||
Measles | |||||||||||
Scarlet Fever... | |||||||||||
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Croup ... | |||||||||||
Erysipelas | |||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) .. | |||||||||||
Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Laryngitis | |||||||||||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Pneumonia (all forms)... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Diarrhoea | |||||||||||
Euteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Rickets | |||||||||||
Suffocation, overlying ... | |||||||||||
Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Premature Birth | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | |
Other Causes ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
20 | 4 | 2 | ... | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 8 | 63 |
Legitimate 687 Legitimate infants 53
Nett Births Nett Deaths
Illegitimate 46 Illegitimate infants 10