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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Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1year of age.
Cause of Death. | Under I week | Total under 4 weeks | 6 months & under 9 months | Total deaths under I year. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Certified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
( hicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Scarlet fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Whooping-Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Diphtheria ami Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
..Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..1 | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Congenital Malformations (c) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Premature birth | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Totals | 3 | •• | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 459
illegitimate .19