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Deptford 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

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The following Table gives details of the causes of death in the
various age groups:—

Infantile Mortality, 1933.

Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.to weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
All Causes2564..35121514682
Smallpox..............
Chicken Pox..............
Measles..................
Scarlet Fever..................
Whooping Cough..............• •3
Diphtheria and Croup ....................
Influenza..........1..1
Erysipelas..................
Tuberculous Meningitis..................
Abdominal Tuberculosis..................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............11
Meningitis (not tuberculous)...............11
Convulsions..............1..2
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis..........l........1
Pneumonia (all forms) ............l..43..9
Diarrhoea......................
Enteritis..........2..4....13
Gastritis......................
Syphilis....................
Rickets......................
Suffocation, overlaying......................
Injury at Birth..1....1....1..2
Atelectasis........3........3
Congenital Malformations22....4..11..6
Premature Birth1623..21........21
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus411..6551118
Other Causes....••....1......1
Totals2564••35121514682
Death-rate in each age-group per 1,000 births..1643.92.6"23.07.99.99.23.954
Percentage of total deaths in each age-group30.57.34.9..42.714.618.317.17.3100