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Greenwich 1909
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1909
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
(WHOLE DISTRICT.)
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1909. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 3—4 Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6—7 Months. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 52 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 251 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Congh | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | |
| Diarrhoeal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | i | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Enteritis, MucoEnteritis, Gastroenteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 14 | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 |
| Congenital Defects | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 39 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis : Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 18 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | |
| Suffocation,overlaying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 15 | |||
| 52 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 251 | ||
Births in the year Legitimate 2402
Illegitimate 53
Population (estimated to middle of 1909) 111,014
Deaths in the year of 5 Legitimate Infants 229
Illegitimate 22
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages 1,354