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Marylebone 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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TABLE I.
Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages, and in Sub-Districts, under 1 Year of Age.
| No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1 and under 2 Weeks. | 2 and under 3 Weeks. | 3 and under4 Weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1 and under 3 Months | 3 and under 6 Months | 6 and under 9 Months | 9 and under 12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | Total.. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — __ | — | — |
| 2 | Chicken-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | ||
| 7 | Diarrhoea | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | ||
| Enteritis | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | 21 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Congenital Malformation | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |||
| 13 | Premature Birth | 1 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 14 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 19 | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | Convulsions | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | ||||||||
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | |||
| 23 | Laryngitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 12 | ||||
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlying | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 27 | Other Causes | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | — | 30 | |||||
| Totals | 38 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 152 | 30 | 45 | 58 | 19 | 152 |
Nett Births in the Year
Legitimate, 1,150
Illegitimate, 225
Total 1,375
Nett Deaths in the Year
Legitimate Infants, 118
Illegitimate Infants, 34
Total 152