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Hammersmith 1906
Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907
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TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the year 1906. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age. BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
| 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. | j9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 80 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 120 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 431 |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Common Infectious Disease. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 12 | |
| Diarrhœa, all forms | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 121 | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases. | Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| /Premature Birth | 42 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 | |
| Congenital Defects | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | |
| Wasting Diseases. | Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 55 | |
| Tuberculous Menignitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Other causes. | Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Convulsions | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 28 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | |
| Paryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Lneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 33 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Other Causes | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 17 | |
| 82 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 120 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 433 | ||
Population (estimated to middle of 1906), 120,679.
Births in the Year: Legitimate,2929; Illegitimate 91. Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 1,773.