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 Brentford]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality during the year 1911.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.
Cause of Death | Under I week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | Certified | 11 | 4 | 2 | .. | 17 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 69 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | |
Scarlet fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Congenital Malformations | I | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
Premature Birth | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 2 | 1 | .... | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | ||
Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Injury at Birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Convulsions | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other causes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
Totals .. | II | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 69 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate. 420
illegitimate 14
Total .. .. 434