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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.
(WHOLE DISTRICT.)

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1915.

Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year ofAge.

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1—3 Months.3—(5 Months.6—9 Months.9—12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All Causes.Certified3811375946584530238
Uncertified..............................
Common Infectious Diseases.Small-pox..............................
Chicken pox..............................
Measles..................1146
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough...............139316
Diphtheria—Croup........................22
Erysipelas..................1......1
Tuberculous Diseases.Tuberculous
Meningitis.....................314
Abdominal
Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous
Diseases...............11......3
Meningitis(not Tuberculous)...............1...2...3
Convulsions2.........21......14
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis...1...23673221
Pneumonia, all forms1.........14761129
Diarrhœal Diseases.Diarrhoea, all forms...............111...3
Enteritis...............8129332
Gastritis..................32...5
Syphilis...1......1............1
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlaying...............11......2
Injury at Birth5.........5............5
Atelectasis...11...2............2
CongenitalMalformations33......614......11
Premature Birth20414295.........34
Atrophy, Debility,and Marasmus411...61384...32
Other Causes3......14383422
Totals3811375946584530238
Births in the yearLegitimate2282Deaths in the year ofLegitimate Infants222
Illegitimate65Illitimate16
Population (estimated to middle of 1914)90,037Deaths from all Causes at all Ages1690