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Heston and Isleworth 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Table III.
Infantile Mortality during the year 1919.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under Smts. | 3 nits, and under 6 rats. | 6 mts. and under 9 mts. | 9 mts. and under 12 mts. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | ||||||||||
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Smallpox | |||||||||||
| Chickenpox | |||||||||||
| Measles | |||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | |||||||||||
| Convulsions | |||||||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| ( Diarrhoea | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | |||||||||||
| Injury at Birth | |||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Premature Birth | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| Other Causes | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 12 | |
| 30 | 3 | 4 | ... | 37 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 70 | ||
Nett Births
Legitimate
Illegitimate
655
52
Nett Deaths
Legitimate infants 57
Illegitimate infants 13