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Greenwich 1915

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1915

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
(EAST DISTRICT.)

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1915.Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1915.

Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1—3 Months.3—6 Months.6—9 Months.9—12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
AllCauses.Certified174...2231721161592
Uncertified..............................
Common Infectious Diseases.Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..................1135
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough...............116210
Diphtheria—Croup........................11
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Diseases.TuberculonsMeningitis.....................112
AbdominalTuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............................
Meningitis(not Tuberculous)..............................
Convulsions...............1.........1
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis...............211...4
Pneumonia, all forms...............252615
Diarrheal Diseases.Diarrhœa, all forms..............................
Enteritis...............324110
Gastritis..................2......2
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlaying..............................
Injury at Birth1...............1......2
Atelectasis..............................
CongenitalMalformations21......311......5
Premature Birth132...11621......19
Atrophy, Debility,and Marasmus11......242......8
Other Causes.........1114118
Totals174...2231721161592
Births in the yearLegitimate1,008Deaths in the year ofLegitimate Infants85
Illegitimate36Illegitimate „4
Population (estimated to middle of 1914)46,226Deaths from all Causes at all Ages628