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Camberwell 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE No. 2.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1923.
Deaths from Stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year 0f Age.
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
months.
6 to 9
months.
Total
under
1 year.
Cause of Death.
9 to 12
months.
Small-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chicken-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
Measles
-
-
—
-
-
1
2
-
-
Scarlet Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Whooping Cough
5
-
-
-
-
1
2
2
10
-
Diphtheria and Croup
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
4
-
-
Erysipelas
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tuberculous Meningitis
5
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
6
-
Abdominal Tuberculosis
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other Tuberculous Diseases
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
-
Meningitis
-
1
-
-
1
1
1
2
1
6
1
-
-
Convulsions
5
6
2
1
1
10
-
Laryngitis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
10
3
1
Bronchitis
-
2
1
1
2
3
10
-
Pneumonia
1
1
-
2
4
11
6
11
14
46
Diarrhoea
1
1
2
2
1
-
6
-
-
-
Enteritis
1
12
12
6
35
1
-
2
3
-
Gastritis
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
Syphilis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rickets
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Suffocation
1
1
2
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
Injury at Birth
2
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Atelectasis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Congenital Malformation
26
23
-
5
2
3
-
-
1
34
Premature Birth
50
5
4
64
6
2
5
-
-
72
2
1
18
Atrophy, Debility
14
7
5
2
2
34
1
Other Causes
10
2
6
3
21
2
6
5
4
38
150
107
15
42
40
47
321
Totals
15
13
42
TABLE No. 2.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1923. Deaths from Stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year 0f 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 months. | 6 to 9 months. | 9 to 12 months. | Total under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chicken-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 6 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Meningitis | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Laryngitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 46 |
| Diarrhoea | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Enteritis | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| Gastritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Suffocation | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Atelectasis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital Malformation | 23 | 3 | – | – | 26 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 34 |
| Premature Birth | 50 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 72 |
| Atrophy, Debility | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| Other Causes | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 38 |
| Totals | 107 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 150 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 321 |