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Finsbury 1912

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

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Table: TABLE VII. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1912.

TABLE VII. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1912.

Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.Deaths under One Year belonging to Localities.Deaths under One Year in previous years.
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 One Year.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.1 Munster Ward.Hurlingham Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1911.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1910.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1909.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1908.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1907.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1906.
All causesCertified92182161378877444939524603167106137618517462466544564667
Uncertified...............................................................112
Small-pox........................................................................
Chicken-pox........................................................................
Measles..................156121222311...161614191010
Scarlet Fever..................................................................11
Whooping Cough......11264472324138...32112721144111
Diphtheria and Croup.....................1...1............1.........31334...
Erysipelas...............1.........1...1..................1......1...1
Tuberculous Meningitis.....................123............2...1...9648410
Abdominal Tuberculosis (a)..................31...41......11...1...322633
Other Tuberculous Diseases..................1...12...1............1...7710111712
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..................2215.........32.........3738710
Convulsions41...162312143212231...891010720
Laryngitis...1......1............1...1........................1.........
Bronchitis11417157513525258193183024215019
Pneumonia (all forms)1.........1182111156658712162151456253746752
Diarrhœa......2...2673624121106...2214246829769192
Enteritis...............24129...3......4...11382116212634
Gastritis...............11...13............2...1...351232
Syphilis......1...123......6...1...23.........1613231689
Rickets.........................................................25232
Suffocation, overlying21...145...1...1021221...2...101411141518
Injury at Birth8.........8............8...1112...2181188811
Atelectasis6.........61.........7...2...13...1...101213201819
Congenital Malformations8...1...933...116...3223141101617201420
Premature Birth5498...7191......81...1461326414485867810110094
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus85311712126...47474811193554849475950
Other causes......112542417322...2...8...162118223149
92182161378877444939524603167106137618517462466545565649

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Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 4,008; Illegitimate, 205.
Nett Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 365 ; Illegitimate infants, 30.
(a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous
Peritonitis and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenterica.
Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.