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Camberwell 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Table: TABLE IV.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year op Age.

TABLE IV.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year op Age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 WeeksTotal under 1 month.1 to 3 months.3 to 6 months.6 to 9 months.9 to 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All causesCertified106402324193104149111132689
Uncertified.1142118797546
Small-pox.............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..................352129
Scarlet Fever..............................
Diphtheria and Croup.......................22
Whooping Cough..................551020
Diarrhœa.........4425543926148
Enteritis...12141328201176
(Tuberculous Meningitis..................26210
Abdominal Tuberculosis..................1146
Other Tuberculous Diseases18...............12...3
Congenital Malformations1841124313...31
Premature Birth68137795142......111
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1811784415203284
Atelectasis332...8............8
Injury at Birth3.........3............3
Erysipelas...1......12.........3
Syphilis...............3.........3
Rickets........................22
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..................2...46
Convulsions323...8482421
Gastritis...1.........32......5
Laryngitis11......2.........13
Bronchitis21...14913101551
Pneumonia (all forms)...3...14812212873
Suffocation, overlying......11244......10
Other Causes14281581527
117442525211111158118137735