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Deptford 1914

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table No. 4. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD (This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board.) Infantile Mortality, 1914. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSF. OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 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 1 year.
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Uncertified....................
Small Pox....................
Chicken Pox....................
Measles..............167
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough....................
Diphtheria and Croup................11
Erysipelas..............1..1
Tuberculous Meningitis..............112
Abdominal Tuberculosis............12..3
OtherTuberculous Diseases..........4..2..6
Meningitis (not Tubtrculous)............2114
Convulsions..l1..221128
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis1..337942..22
Pneumonia (all forms)..........554721
Diarrhoea..........9119534
Enteritis..l1..2101110942
Gastritis..........151..7
Syphilis5..1..641....11
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying1......121....5
Injury at Birth4......4........4
Atelectasis3......3........3
Congenital Malformations4......411....6
Premature Birth4479..6071..169
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1134..181161938
Other Causes3..115243115
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Nett Births—Legitimate, 3045; Illegitimate, 76.
Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants, 298; Illegitimate infants, 11