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Fulham 1915
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1915
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TABLE V.
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1915.
| Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. | Nett Deaths wider One Year of residents in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUSE 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. | Total Deaths under One Year. | Barons Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | |
| All causes | Certified | 105 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 144 | 85 | 83 | 71 | 63 | 446 | 18 | 89 | 41 | 67 | 107 | 14 | 96 | 14 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| J Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 13 | 24 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | ... | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ... | 4 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (b) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | ... | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 64 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | ] | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ... | 8 | ... | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ||
| Injury at Birth | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |||
| Atelectasis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| (CongenitalMalformations(c) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 21 | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 71 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 96 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 3 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | ... | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ... | |
| Other causes | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 105 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 144 | 85 | 83 | 71 | 63 | 446 | 18 | 89 | 41 | 67 | 107 | 14 | 96 | 14 | ||
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 3,681; Illegitimate, 189.
Nett Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 393;
Illegitimate infants, 53.
(a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous
Peritonitis and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenteries.
Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.