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Battersea 1913
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1913
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TABLE IV.
Battersea. Infant Mortality, 1913.—Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-8 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tubercul us) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 42 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 56 | ||
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 38 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 53 | |
| Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Injury at Birth | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Atelectasis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 4 | ... | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ... | 19 | |
| Premature Birth | 56 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 9 | ... | ... | 85 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 58 | ||
| Other Causes | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 33 | |
| Totals | 96 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 158 | 82 | 85 | 77 | 70 | 472 | |
| Nett Births in the year--Legitimate, 4,114 ; Illegitimate, 126. | |||||||||||
| Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 433 ; Illegitimate Infants, 39. | |||||||||||
Nett Births in the year--Legitimate, 4,114 ; Illegitimate, 126.
Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 433 ; Illegitimate Infants, 39.