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Brentford 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]

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TABLE IV.

Infant Mortality during the year 1914.

Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1year of age.

Cause of Death.Under I week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks & under 3 months3 months & under 6 months6 months & under 9 months9 months & under 12 monthsTotal deaths under I year.
Certified....................
Uncertified....................
Small-pox....................
( hicken-pox....................
Measles................1..1
Scarlet fever................11
Whooping-Cough..1....1........1
Diphtheria ami Croup....................
..Erysipelas............1....1
Tuberculous Meningitis..................11
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)....................
Convulsions..........1........1
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis............1....4
Pneumonia (all forms)............1211
Diarrhoea..........121..4
Enteritis............1214
Gastritis....................
Syphilis....1..1........1
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying....................
Injury at birth....................
Atelectasis4......4........4
Congenital Malformations (c)....1..12......3
Premature birth101....11........11
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus11....221....5
Other Causes..........1..1..2
Totals1532••20777445

Nett Births in the year
legitimate 459
illegitimate .19