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Greenwich 1922

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1922

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1922.

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.Certified375635122121719121
Uncertified....................
Common Infectious Diseases.Small-Pox....................
Chicken-Pox....................
Measles..............235
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..........21115
Diphtheria—Croup....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Diseases.Tuberculous Meningitis................11
Abdominal Tuberculosis....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..............1..1
Convulsions..............112
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis......1121228
Pneumonia, all forms....112648727
DiarrhaœlDiseases.Diarrhœa, all forms....................
Enteritis....1..1..1..13
Gastritis..........1......1
Syphilis....................
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying....1..1........1
Injury at Birth2......2........2
Actelectasis1......1........1
Congenital Malformations31....43......7
Premature Birth2741133311..38
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus3..1..421..18
Other Causes1..1..2331211
Totals375635122121719121