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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Table III.
Infantile Mortality during the year 1922.
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 3 mts. | 3 mts. and under 6 mts- | 6 mts. and under 9 mts. | 9 mts. and under 12 mts. | Total Deaths under 1 year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 66 | |
| Smallpox | |||||||||||
| Chickenpox | |||||||||||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | |
| Diarrhoea | |||||||||||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Injury at Birth | |||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 3 | ... | 2 | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Other Causes | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 60 | ||
| Nett Births | Legitimate | 867 | Nett Deaths | Legitimate infants | 59 | ||||||
| Illegitimate | 31 | Legitimate infants | 7 | ||||||||