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Deptford 1927

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table No. XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Infantile Mortality, 1927. 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 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
A1I Causes338534921161312111
Small pox....................
Chicken pox....................
Measles....................
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough............2136
Diphtheria and Croup................11
Influenza....................
Erysipelas..1....1........1
Tuberculous Meningitis....................
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............1..1
Other Tuberculous..............1..1
Meningitis (not tuberculous)............• •......
Convulsions11..1311....5
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis..........4....i5
Pneumonia (all forms)1......1256418
Diarrhœa......... .......1....1
Enteritis1......123....6
Gastritis1......1........1
Syphilis....................
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying..........1..1..2
Injury at Birth2......2........2
Atelectasis421..71......8
Congenital Malformations32....5..1... 17
Premature Birth1411117........17
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus513..9821..20
Other Causes1....l221229
338534921161312111

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