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Battersea 1912

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1912

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TABLE IV.-(continued).Borough of Battersea.Infantile Mortality during the Year 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 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
Small pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles..............2911
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping-cough......11365419
Diphtheria and Croup..........2....13
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis............1113
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............213
Other Tuberculous Diseases............1....1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)......11......12
Convulsions11....232....7
Laryngitis................11
Bronchitis....123584525
Pneumonia (all forms)....22461291243
Diarrhœa..........684321
Enteritis....1..1492117
Gastritis..1....14..2..7
Syphilis..11..23..1..6
Rickets......11........1
Suffocation, overlying..............1..1
Injury at Birth3....25121..9
Atelectasis31....4........4
Congenital Malformations..11..2......13
Premature Birth539547191....81
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmas7485241174450
Other causes1153120654..35
7823221914263624244353
Nett Births in the year-Legitimate, 4,169; Illegitimate, 86. Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate, 2,030; Illegitimate Infants, 22.