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Hammersmith 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1916
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proportion of deaths under one year to births registered
was 85. This is the lowest rate recorded in Hammersmith,
and is 28 per 1,000 below the average rate of the
preceding ten years.
The infantile mortality rate of the County of London
was 89 per 1,000, and in the Metropolitan boroughs the
rates ranged from 61 in Stoke Newington to 123 in
Shoreditch and Finsbury.
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants.—Of the 222 infants
who died before attaining the age of oneyear,42,or 19 per
cent, were illegitimate, Jthe mortality among them being
in the proportion of 222 deaths per 1,000 illegitimate
births against 74 per 1,000 among children born in
wedlock.
The following table gives the causes of the deaths
at various periods under one year of age:—
The following table gives the causes of the deaths at various periods under one year of age:—
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | TotalDeaths under 1 year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES. | Certified | 60 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 92 | 38 | 49 | 20 | 23 | 222 | |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Small-pox | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | -_ | ||
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | ||
| Whooping Cough | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | -_ | |||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | ||
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | ||
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 11 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | ||
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | ||
| Enteritis | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 24 | ||
| Gastritis | - | - | — | — | - | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | ||
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | — | 2 | ||
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| Atelectasis | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Premature Birth | 39 | 3 | 3 | - | 45 | 2 | — | — | — | 47 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 41 | ||
| Other causes | 8 | 3 | — | — | 11 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 60 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 92 | 38 | 49 | 20 | 23 | 222 | |||