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 Heston and Isleworth]
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T able V.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 3—4 Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6—7 Months. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||
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All Causes. | Certified | 28 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 124 | ||
Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | ||||||||||||||||||
Cnicken-pox | |||||||||||||||||||
Measles | |||||||||||||||||||
Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||||||||||
Diphtheria: Croup | |||||||||||||||||||
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Diarrhoeal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | |
Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | |||||||||||||||||||
Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | |||||||||||||||||||
Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 17 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | |
Congenital Defects | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||
Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Want of Breast-milk | |||||||||||||||||||
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | |||
Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Tuberculous Peritonitis Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
Erysipelas | |||||||||||||||||||
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Convulsions | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | ||
Laryngitis | |||||||||||||||||||
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ||
Suffocation, overlaying | |||||||||||||||||||
Other Causes | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | ||
29 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 125 | ||||
Population (estimated to middle of 1905) 33,194. | |||||||||||||||||||
Births in the lear :—Legitimate 950; Illegitimate 34. | |||||||||||||||||||
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages—452. | |||||||||||||||||||
*The Children of Residents only are included in this Table. |