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Hammersmith 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1923
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TABLE III. Infantile Mortality during the year 1923. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Under lWeek | 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. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES. | Certified | 57 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 173 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphils | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Atelctasis | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformation | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | |
| Premature Birth | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 43 | — | 1 | — | — | 44 | |
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 13 | |
| Other causes | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 14 | |
| Totals | 57 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 173 | |
| Nett Births in the Year: Legitimate, 2571: Illegitimate, 130. Nett Deaths in the Year of: Legitimate Infants, 162; Illegitimate Infants, 11. | |||||||||||
Deaths of Aged Persons.—The corrected number of deaths
of residents at 65 years of age and upwards registered during
the year was 576, against 617 in the previous year. These
deaths were equal to 4.3 per 1,000 of the total persons living,
and 398 per 1,000 of the total deaths of residents registered.
Statistics.—The following table gives the statistics of the
Borough during 1923 and the previous five years, in the form
prescribed by the Ministry of Health:—