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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,—(continued).
North-West 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. | 8-4 weeks. | Total under4 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not 1 ubetculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | l | ... | 2 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ||
| Premature Birth | 23 | ... | 4 | 34 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 39 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ... | 16 | ||
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 11 | |
| 'Totals | 36 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 189 | |
| Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 1,413 ; Illegitimate, 41. | |||||||||||
| Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 168; Illegitimate Infants, 21. | |||||||||||
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 1,413 ; Illegitimate, 41.
Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 168; Illegitimate Infants, 21.