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Islington 1918

Sixty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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[1918

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—T ABLE IV.

Metropolitan Borough of Islington.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1918. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1.2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total udder four Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All CausesCertified1223119141868611277103564
Uncertified....................
Small-pox....................
Chiken-pox....................
Measles..........2471124
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..........4691837
Diphtheria and Croup..............112
Erysiipelas..............1..1
Tuberculous Meningitis1......1133614
Abdominal Tuverculosis............2....2
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............112
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..........11..13
Convulsions3....14212211
Laryngitis............1....1
Bronchitis..........11571033
Pneumonia (all forms)212271318173186
Diarrhœa..1....1284217
Enteritis....1129133835
Gastritis..........11316
Syphilis111..3411110
Rickets................11
Suffocation, overlying..1i..2..1....3
Injury at Birth32....5........5
Atelectasis8• •1..91......10
Congenital Malformations125I2202....126
Premature Birth70965901111..103
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus149533117307388
Other Causes821..115149544
Totals1223119141868611277103564
Nett Births in the yearligitimate 4,958Nett Deaths in the year oflegitimate infants illegitimate infants515
illegitimate 23949