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Fulham 1913
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1913
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TABLE XIV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1913.
| Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. | Nett Deaths under One Year of residents in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards. | 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. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1912. | 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 causes | Certified | 106 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 162 | 64 | 90 | 52 | 42 | 410 | 21 | 71 | 41 | 59 | 109 | 16 | 79 | 14 | 395 | 517 | 462 | 466 | 544 | 564 | 667 |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 10 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 23 | 11 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 41 | 11 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ...... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis(a) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ...... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 12 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Convulsions | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 2 | l | l | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 20 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ••• | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ... | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | l | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 50 | 19 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 9 | ... | 66 | 45 | 62 | 53 | 74 | 67 | 52 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ... | 24 | 142 | 46 | 82 | 97 | 69 | 192 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 34 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | l | 6 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 9 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | |
| Injury at Birth | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | l | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| Atelectasis | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | l | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 19 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | 16 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 20 | |
| Premature Birth | 67 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 102 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 78 | 101 | 100 | 94 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 11 | ... | ... | 34 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 59 | 50 | |
| Other causes | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ... | 17 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 49 | |
| 108 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 164 | 64 | 90 | 52 | 42 | 412 | 21 | 72 | 41 | 60 | 109 | 16 | 79 | 14 | 395 | 517 | 462 | 466 | 545 | 565 | 649 | ||
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 4,090: Illegitimate, 212.
Nett Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 364; Illegitimate infants, 48.
(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.