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Kingston upon Thames 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE IV.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1911.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| 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. | 912 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes Certified All Causes Uncertified | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 107 |
| Small-pox | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Chicken-pox | ||||||||||
| Measles | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup. | ||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | ||||||||||
| Diarrhoea | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 36 | |||||
| Enteritis | ||||||||||
| Tuberculosis Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Abdominal | ||||||||||
| Tuberculosis (6) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Other Tuberculosis Diseases | ||||||||||
| Congenital Malforma- | ||||||||||
| tions (c) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Premature Birth | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and | ||||||||||
| Marasmus | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | I | |||||||
| Injury at Birth | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Erysipelas | ||||||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Rickets | ||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculosis) | ||||||||||
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Gastritis | ||||||||||
| Laryngitis | . | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Other Causes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 107 |
Nett Births
in the Year
Legitimate 823
Illegitimate 50
Nett Deaths in
the Year of
Legitimate Infants 94
Illegitimate ,, 13