[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of] page 16

Deptford 1935

[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, 1935.

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

CAUSE OF DEATH.	Under 1 week.	1 to 2 weeks.	2 to 3 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 months	Total Deaths under 1 year.
All Causes	20	3	2	3	28	19	8	10	9	74
Smallpox	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Chicken Pox	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	. .	..	..
Measles	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
Scarlet Fever	..	..	..	. .	..	..	..	..	..	..
Whooping Cough	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4
Diphtheria and Croup	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Influenza	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Erysipelas	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Tuberculous Meningitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Abdominal Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other Tuberculous Diseases	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Meningitis (not tuberculous)	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	2
Convulsions	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Laryngitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bronchitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Pneumonia (all forms)	..	..	..	..	..	5	2	6	3	16
Diarrhœa	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	1	4
Enteritis	..	..	..	2	2	4	1	1	3	11
Gastritis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Syphilis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Rickets	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Suffocation, overlaying	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Injury at Birth	4	..	..	..	4	..	..	..	..	4
Atelectasis	4	..	..	..	4	..	..	..	..	4
Congenital Malformations	1	1	1	..	3	3	..	..	..	6
Premature Birth	8	1	l	..	10	..	..	..	..	10
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus	3	1	..	..	4	4	2	..	..	10
Other Causes	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals	20	3	2	3	28	19	8	10	9	74
Death-rate in each age-group per 1,000 births	14.0	2.1	1.4	2.1	19.6	13. 3	5.7	7.1	6.4	52
Percentage of total deaths in each age-group	27.0	4.1	2.7	4.1	37 .9	25.7	10.7	13.5	12.2	100