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City of London 1919

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1919

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(This Table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health.)
CITY OF LONDON.

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1919.Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1919.

Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.

causes of deathUnder 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks,Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 MonthsTotal Deaths under 1 Year.
All CausesCertified72........922ll15
Uncertified........................................
Small-pox........................................
Chicken-pox........................................
Measles........................................
Scarlet Fever........................................
Whooping Cough................................ll
Diphtheria and Croup........................................
Erysipelas........................................
Tuberculous Meningitis........................................
Abdominal Tuberculosis........................................
Other Tuberculous Diseases........................................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)........................................
Convulsions........................................
Laryngitis........................................
Bronchitis....1........1................l
Pneumonia (all forms)............................1....l
Diarrhœa....................1............1
Enteritis........................................
Gastritis........................1........l
Syphilis....................1............l
Rickets........................................
Suffocation (overlying)........................................
Injury at Birth1............1................l
Atelectasis1............1................l
Congenital Malformations........................................
Premature Birth31........4................4
Atrophy, Debility andMarasmus........................................
Other Causes2............2....1........3
72........9221l15

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Nett Births in the year
legitimate 127
illegitimate 12
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants 15
illegitimate infants 0