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Kensington 1916
Annual report (abridged) of the Medical Officer of Health 1916
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TABLE IV.
TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1916. Nett Deaths from stated Causes, at Various Ages, under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 62 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 106 | 52 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 258 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 39 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Injury at birth | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Atelectasis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Congenital Malformation | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
| Premature Birth | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 47 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 9 | 8 | 2 | ... | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 46 | |
| Other causes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 62 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 106 | 52 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 258 | ||
Nett Births in the year
Nett Deaths in the year of
2,828.
illegitimate, 199.
legitimate infants, 216.
illegitimate infants, 42.