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Holborn 1910
Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1910. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | 33 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 102 | |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common Infectious Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea, all forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Enteritis MucoEnteritis, GastroEnteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wasting Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | |
| Congenital Defects | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Causes. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | __ | — | _ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | ||
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | |||||||||
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Suffocation overlying | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| Other causes | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 102 | |||
Births in the year
legitimate, total registered 1,310 ; "Residents " 956. Deaths in the year of
illegitimate do. 42; do. 58. "Residents"
Corrected deaths of " Residents " from all Causes at all Ages 768.
Population estimated to middle of 1910, 53,310.
Legitimate infants 96
illegitimate „ 6.
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