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Chiswick 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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TABLE IV. CHISWICK URBAN DISTRICT.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1911.
Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 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 One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | 15 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 86 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| 10 | ... | 5 | ... | 15 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 86 | ||
District or Sub-division of Brentford (Chiswick).
Births in the year
Legitimate 878
Illegitimate 24
Nett deaths in year of infants 86