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Deptford 1913

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table No. 4. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD (This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board.) Infantile Mortality, 1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All CausesCertifiedGO811159475784954350
Uncertified ......................
Small Pox....................
Chicken Pox....................
Measles............22711
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough......22364722
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis............1124
J Abdominal Tuberculosis..............1..1
Other Tuberculous 1 Diseases..........131..5
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..........11..13
Convulsions4122944320
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis....123684526
Pneumonia (all forms)1....1291171443
Diarrhœa....••....2451021
Enteritis..111313208751
Gastritis..1....12......3
Syphilis1......12......3
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying1..113831..15
Injury at Birth2..1..31......4
Atelectasis6......6........6
Congenital Malforma-tions11....2111..5
Premature Birth4033450311..55
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus211..41495..32
Other Causes2..125545120
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Nett Births—Legitimate, 3023 ; Illegitimate, 83.
Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants, 335 ; Illegitimate infants, 15.
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