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Finsbury 1911

Report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1911

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TABLE IV. Infant Mortality

cause of death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All causesCertified6424121511578856963410
Uncertified1......1........1
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles............111820
Scarlet Fever....................
Diphtheria and Croup..............1..1
Whooping Cough............35210
Diarrhœa..13151028151775
Enteritis......229146940
Tuberculous Meningitis..........13138
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............1..1
Other Tuberculous Diseases............1....1
Congenital Malformations1....12........2
Premature Birth451222618......69
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus1..23619107143
Atelectasis2......2........2
Injury at birth4......4........4
Erysipelas....................
Syphilis..1....132118
Rickets..............1..1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..........11125
Convulsions22..15..2..18
Gastritis..........11....2
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis12..141034324
Pneumonia (all forms)..113567101038
Suffocation, overlying2..2..4451115
Other Causes752115644534
6524121511678856963411

Nett Births
in the year
legitimate 612
illegitimate 64
Nett Deaths
in the year of
legitimate infants 378
illegitimate infants 33