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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.
(WEST 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.G—9 Months.9—12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All Causes.Certified861116161414767
Uncertified..............................
Common Infectious Diseases.Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..............................
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough.....................2...2
Diphtheria—Croup........................11
Erysipelas..................1......1
Tuberculous Diseases.TuberculousMeningitis..............................
AbdominalTuberculosis..............................
Other TuberculousDiseases...............111...3
Meningitis(not Tuberculous).....................1...1
Convulsions..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis...1...12...2116
Pneumonia, all forms...............2...237
DiarrhœalDiseases.Diarrhoea, all forms...............1...1...2
Enteritis...............32218
Gastritis..................12...3
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlaying...............1.........1
Injury at Birth2.........2............2
Atelectasis..............................
CongenitalMalformations............2...1......3
Premature Birth321...61.........7
Atrophy, Debility,and Marasmus...1......1641...12
Other Causes3.........312118
Totals8611115151414767
Births in the yearLegitimate559Deaths in the year ofLegitimate Infants60
Illegitimate17Illegitimate „9
Population (estimated to middle of 1914) 222,880Deaths from all Causes at all Ages449