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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.
(CHARLTON AND KIDBROOKE 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.Certified9......211777234
Uncertified..............................
Common Infectious DiseasesSmall-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles........................11
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough..............................
Diphtheria—Croup..............................
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Diseases.TuberculousMeningitis..............................
AbdominalTuberculosis..............................
Other TuberculousDiseases..............................
Meningitis(not Tuberculous)...............1...1...2
Convulsions2.........2.........13
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis.........111...1...3
Pneumonia, all forms1.........1...11...3
Diarrhœal Diseases,Diarrhoea, all forms..................1......1
Enteritis...............2.........4
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlaying..............................
Injury at Birth2.........2............2
Atelectasis..............................
CongenitalMalformations1.........1............1
Premature Birth3......141...1...6
Atrophy, Debility,and Marasmus...............112...4
Other Causes...............121...4
Totals9......211777234
Births in the yearLegitimate477Deaths in the year ofLegitimate Infanta32
Illegitimate6Illegitimate „1
Population (estimated to middle of 1914)9,644Deaths from all Causes at all Ages420