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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.
(ST. NICHOLAS 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.
All Causes.Certified321395168745
Uncertified..............................
Common Infectious Diseases.Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..............................
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough..............................
Diphtheria—Croup..................2114
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Diseases.TuberculousMeningitis.....................2...2
AbdominalTuberculosis..............................
Other TuberculousDiseases..............................
Meningitis(not Tuberculous)..............................
Convulsions..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis...............34...18
Pneumonia, all forms..................1124
Diarrhœal Diseases.Diarrhoea, all forms..............................
Enteritis..................63110
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis...1......1............1
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlaying..............................
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis...1I...2............2
CongenitalMalformations..................1......1
Premature Birth1......23............3
Atrophy, Debility,and Marasmus2......13221...8
Other Causes........................22
Totals321395168745
Births in the yearLegitimate238Deaths in the year ofLegitimate Infants45
Illegititriate6Illegitimate „2
Population (estimated to middle of 1914)7,287Deaths from all Causes at all Ages193