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Merton and Morden 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton and Morden]

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TABLE IV.—Merton and Morden.—Infantile Mortality during the Year ending 1913.

Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All Causes—Certified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..............................
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough.....................1...1
Diphtheria and Croup..............................
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............................
Abdominal Tuberculosis.....................1...1
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............................
Meningitis {not Tuberculous)..............................
Convulsions1.........1............1
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis...............1......12
Pneumonia (all forms)..............................
Diarrhoea..................1......1
Enteritis.....................112
Gastritis...............1.........1
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlying..............................
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis1.........1............1
Congenital Malformations1.........1...1......2
Premature Birth7.........7............7
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus...............3"i2...6
Other causes...............1...2...3
10.........10637228

Population (estimated to middle of 1913), 16,767.
Births in the year -.—Legitimate—Merton, 378; Morden, 12. Illegitimate—Merton, 10.
Deaths iri the year of legitimate infants, 24 ; Illegitimate infants, 4.