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Camberwell 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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TABLE IV.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1914.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.
Total
Deaths
under
1 year.
Total
under
1 month.
1 to 3
months.
3 to 6
months
6 to 9
months.
9 to 12
months.
Under
1 week.
1 to 2
weeks.
2 to 3
weeks.
3 to 4
weeks.
Cause of Death.
Certified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
All causes
...
...
Uncertified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Sm all-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Chicken-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
3
3
9
Measles
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Scarlet Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
11
Whooping Cough
1
1
2
2
2
22
...
...
1
Diphtheria and Croup
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
3
3
8
Tuberculous Meningitis
...
...
...
...
...
6
5
2
13
Abdominal Tuberculosis
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Tuberculous Diseases
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
4
1
6
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
6
15
6
2
2
32
Convulsions
5
2
2
Laryngitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
Bronchitis
1
1
2
4
8
8
4
29
1
...
2
2
3
8
21
18
23
26
96
Pneumonia (all forms)
Diarrhœa
1
1
2
11
15
3
3
34
...
...
16
7
26
19
20
88
Enteritis
1
2
4
...
4
4
Gastritis
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
Syphilis
3
2
5
3
1
3
12
...
...
...
1
1
Rickets
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
8
Suffocation, Overlying
4
1
5
2
...
...
...
...
5
Injury at Birth
5
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
1
2
2
16
2
18
Atelectasis
...
...
...
6
2
1
18
3
1
1
27
Congenital Malformations
9
4
73
4
5
97
8
2
1
1
109
Premature Birth
15
28
5
3
101
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus
11
8
4
6
29
36
7
5
40
Other Causes
7
4
1
2
14
8
6
43
22
34
227
144
125
82
87
665
128

TABLE IV.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1914. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1 to 3 months.3 to 6 months6 to 9 months.9 to 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All causesCertified..............................
Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..................3339
Scarlet Fever..................1......1
Whooping Cough......1122251122
Diphtheria and Croup........................11
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis...............11338
Abdominal Tuberculosis..................65213
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............1.........1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)...............14...16
Convulsions522615762232
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis11...24884529
Pneumonia (all forms)122382118232696
Diarrhœa...11...211153334
Enteritis12...472619162088
Gastritis..............4.........4
Syphilis......325313...12
Rickets.....................1...1
Suffocation, Overlying41......512......8
Injury at Birth5.........5............5
Atelectasis11122162.........18
Congenital Malformations962118431127
Premature Birth731545978211109
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus1184629362853101
Other Causes741214867540
1284322342271441258287665