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Deptford 1921

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table No. 3. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Infantile Mortality, 1921. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSE 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 1-months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All Certified Causes Uncertified5015867943472936234
Small Pox....................
Chicken Pox....................
Measles....................
Scarlet Fever..........1......1
Whooping Cough..........3..227
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis............1....1
Abdominal Tuberculosis Other Tuberculous..........121..4
Diseases....................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..............112
Convulsions3..1..4122211
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis..1113723217
Pneumonia (all forms)..........5771534
Diarrhœa............91111
Enteritis....1127981238
Gastritis....1..1..11..3
Syphilis..........3......3
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying2......2........2
Injury at Birth....................
Atelectasis7......7..1....8
Congenital Malformations..........21....3
Premature Birth31733445......49
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus671115710....32
Other Causes1....••112318
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Nett Births—Legitimate, 2599; Illegitimate, 68.
Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants, 216; Illegitimate infants, 18.