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Finsbury 1912

Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1912

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TABLE IV. Infant Mortality, 1912.

cause of death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months6-9 months.9-12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All causes Certified41......69........289
Uncertified1......1........1
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles..........2181829
Scarlet Fever................11
Diphtheria and Croup..........12..14
Whooping Cough..........3211016
Diarrhœa......11115..8
Enteritis..........4154326
Tuberculous Meningitis..............134
Abdominal Tuberculosis..........1....12
Other Tuberculous Diseases..........l2..14
Congenital Malformations....2..3l......4
Premature Birth29332378....146
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus23..38137..129
Atelectasis4......4........4
Injury at birth....................
Erysipelas............1....1
Syphilis1111442....10
Rickets....................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)................22
Convulsions31..1543..315
Gastritis....................
Laryngitis............2....2
Bronchitis....314414316
Pneumonia (all forms)..........49121439
Suffocation, overlying1......181..111
Other Causes1..113444217
42810107063533965290

Nett Births
in the year
legitimate 2528
illegitimate 51
Nett Deaths
in the year of
legitimate infants 278
illegitimate infants 12