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Greenwich 1920

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1920

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1920. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 1 Month1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal Deaths under 1 Year
All Causes.Certified40128117142363016195
Uncertified....................
Common Infectious Diseases.Small-Pox....................
Chicken-Pox....................
Measles..............538
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..............5112
Diphtheria—Croup................33
Erysipelas......11........1
Tuberculous Diseases.' Tuberculous Meningitis............22..4
Abdominal Tuberculosis . .....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases............1....1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)....................
Convulsions211i512..210
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis........21054..21
Pneumonia, all forms..........796325
Diarrhoea Diseases.Diarrhoea, all forms..........1..1..2
Enteritis..........335213
Gastritis............12..3
Syphilis........1........1
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying..........21....3
Injury at Birth1......1........1
Actelectasis2....241......5
Congenital Malformations4..1..521....8
Premature Birth195..5294......33
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus933..1593..229
Other Causes3212822....12
Totals40128117142363016195