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Deptford 1916

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,1916. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.I to 2 weeks2 to 3 weeks3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All CausesCertified60181179149542935258
Uncertified....................
Small Pox....................
Chicken pox....................
Measles................24
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping cough..........1..146
Diphtheria and croup....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............213
Abdomional Tuberculosis....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..........12....3
Meningitis (not Tuberculous..........131..5
Convulsions3....25211110
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis....4..4562219
Pneumonia (all forms)....2..291041136
Diaŕrhoea..........262313
Enteritis..........3137427
Gastritis..11..231....6
Syphilis..........2......2
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying....................
Injury at Birth1......1........1
Atelectasis9......9........9
Congenital Malformations 61....71..1110
Premature Birth29743436......49
Atrophy, Debility, and I Marasmus94....1311105241
Other Causes3....25221414
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Nett Births—Legitimate, 2831;
Illegitimate, 87.
Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants,251
Illegitimate infants, 7.
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