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TABLE 11.-INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1920.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.
Total
under
1 month.
1 to 3
months.
Under
1 week.
1 to 2
weeks.
2 to 3
weeks.
3 to 4
weeks.
3 to 6
months.
Causes of Death.
6 to 9
months.
Certified
I
I
All causes
Uncertified
Small-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
Chicken-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Measles
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Whooping Cough
1
1
2
4
5
...
...
...
Diphtheria and Croup
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Tuberculous Meningitis
1
1
...
5
...
...
...
...
Abdominal Tuberculosis
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Tuberculous Diseases
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
Convulsions
2
1
2
3
...
3
1
...
Laryngitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bronchitis
4
1
3
8
19
11
5
...
Pneumonia (all forms)
1
3
4
3
11
25
21
18
Diarrhœa
6
2
1
9
13
17
8
...
Enteritis
2
2
4
5
4
...
...
...
Gastritis
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
Syphilis
...
1
1
2
...
5
...
...
...
Rickets
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
Suffocation, Overlying
2
2
2
2
...
...
...
...
Injury at Birth
2
1
3
...
...
...
...
...
Atelectasis
5
5
...
12
...
...
...
...
...
Congenital Malformations
5
1
5
17
67
...
...
...
Premature Birth
11
6
5
1
6
90
2
39
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus
4
11
3
57
10
13
4
Other Causes
6
1
2
9
7
...
9
...
145
30
27
17
219
98
93
68