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Chelsea 1914

Annual report for 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: TABLE XVIII.—(iv.) INFANT MORTALITY.—1914. NETT DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE.

TABLE XVIII.—(iv.) INFANT MORTALITY.—1914. NETT DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1—3 months.3—6 months.6—9 months.9—12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles................11
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping-cough....................
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............112
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)............2....2
Convulsions............1....1
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis............11..2
Pneumonia (all forms)..........423312
Diarrhœa....2..2443114
Enteritis..........12115
Gastritis............1....1
Syphilis..........1......1
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying......11211..5
Injury at Birth1......1........1
Atelectasis1......1........1
Congenital Malformations (c)431..8........8
Premature Birth1311..15........15
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus223187....116
Other causes....................
Totals2167236191410887

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Nett Births
in the year
legitimate 1199
illegitimate 74
Nett Deaths
in the year of
legitimate infants 73
illegitimate infants 14
NOTES TO TABLE IV.
(a) The total in the last column of Table IV. should equal the total in column 10 of Table I., and in
column 3 of Table III.
(b) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are to be included deaths from Tuberculous Peritonitis and Enteritis and
from Tabes Mesenterica.
(c) The total deaths from Congenital Malformations, Premature Birth, Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus,
should equal the total in Table III. for ages under 1 year, under the heading Congenital
Debility and Malformation including Premature Birth.
Want of Breast Milk should be included under Atrophy and Debility.
(d) For references to the meaning of any other headings, see notes attached to Table III.
In recording the facts under the various headings of Tables I., II., III. and IV., attention has been given
to the notes on the Tables.