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Kensington 1919
Annual report (abridged) of the Medical Officer of Health 1919
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TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1919.
| 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 | 61 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 84 | 66 | 55 | 37 | 28 | 270 | |
| (Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping-cough | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Convulsions | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | |||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 36 | ||
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 58 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Suffocation, overlaying | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||
| Injury at birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Atelectasis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Congenital Malformation | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||
| Premature Birth | 32 | 2 | 2 | ... | 36 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 41 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 11 | 5 | 1 | ... | 17 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 26 | ||
| Other causes | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 61 | 6 | 4 | 84 | 66 | 55 | 37 | 28 | 270 | ||||
Nett Births in the year
legitimate, 2,397.
illegitimate, 256.
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants, 224.
illegitimate infants, 46.
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