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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
Fulham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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18.
It will he seen from Table III., pages 23 and 21,
that the principal causes of infantile mortality were as
follows:—
Diarrhœa and
Enteritis 28 deaths in 1930 as compared with 33 in 1929.
Premature Birth 27 „ ,, „ 34 „
Pneumonia 21 „ ,, „ 41 „
Convulsions 11 „ „ „ 4 „
Congenital
Malformations 8 „ „ „ 8 „
Measles 5 „ „ „ 1 „
Forty-nine deaths of infants under four weeks of
age occurred in 1930 as compared with 52 in 1929 and
64 in 1928.
The following table shows the number of infantile deaths from all causes as compared with infantile deaths from diarrh œ a since 1923:—
| Infantile deaths from all causes. | Deaths from Diarrhœa. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 199 | 21 |
| 1924 | 214 | 18 |
| 1925 | 211 | 36 |
| 1926 | 173 | 28 |
| 1927 | 162 | 16 |
| 1928 | 185 | 50 |
| 1929 | 173 | 33 |
| 1930 | 136 | 28 |