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Fulham 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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TABLE VI.
Infant Mortality during the year 1919.
| Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age. | Nett Deaths under One Year of Residents in the Wards of the Borough, whether occurring in or beyond the Wards. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 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 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | Barons Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | ||
| All Causes | { Certified | 69 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 102 | 47 | 50 | 26 | 25 | 248 | 17 | 31 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 8 | 35 | 14 | |
| {Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| {Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| {Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| {Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| {Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| {Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| { Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| {Erysipelas. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| {Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| {Abdominal Tuberculosis (a) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| {Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| {Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 31 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ... | 5 | 2 | |||
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Atelectasis | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | |||
| CongenitalMalformations (c) | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | |||
| Premature Birth | 47 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 64 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Arophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | ... | 3 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | ||
| Other Causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ||
| 71 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 102 | 47 | 50 | 26 | 25 | 250 | 17 | 53 | 27 | 48 | 49 | 8 | 35 | 14 | |||
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 2,805 ; Illegitimate, 195. (a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous
Nett Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 212 ; Peritonitis and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenterica.
Illegitimate infants, 38. Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.