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Fulham 1927

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1927

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Table III.
Infant Mortality during Year 1927.
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.
Cause of Death,
Under 1 Week.
I
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.
1 Sands End Ward.
Town Ward.
All Causes
Certified
52
7
8
7
74
23
24
25
16
162
8
35
15
19
45
4
29
7
Uncertified
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1. Small-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2. Chicken-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3. Measles
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4. Scarlet Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
--
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5. Whooping Cough
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
3
5
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
6. Diphtheria and Croup
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7. Erysipelas
—-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8. Tuberculous Meningitis
—
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
9. Abdominal Tuberculosis (a)
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10. Disseminated Tuberculosis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11. Otlier Tuberculous Diseases
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12. Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13. Convulsions
3
1
1
—
5
2
-
-
-
7
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14. Laryngitis
—
—
—
—
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15. Bronchitis
-
-
-
-
-
2
4
6
3
15
-
4
1
3
5
-
1
1
16. Pneumonia (all forms)
—
—
—
3
3
5
4
7
6
25
-
-
5
4
8
2
4
2
17. Influenza
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18. Diarrhoea
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
2
—
5
-
1
-
1
3
-
-
-
19. Enteritis
—
1
—
—
1
—
3
5
2
11
-
-
2
1
5
-
3
-
20. Gastritis
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21. Syphilis
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
22. Rickets
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
23. Suffocation, overlaying
2
—
-
—
2
2
2
—
—
6
-
1
—
-
3
-
2
-
24. Injury by Birth
1
—
1
—
2
—
1
—
—
3
1
1
—
-
-
-
1
-
25. Atelectasis
3
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
3
-
1
-
-
1
-
1
-
26 Congenital Malformations
4
—
1
—
5
2
—
1
—
8
-
4
—
-
1
-
1
2
27. Premature Birth
27
2
5
3
37
3
—
—
—
40
3
13
6
3
6
—
8
1
28. Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus
5
1
—
1
7
1
8
3
—
19
2
5
—
5
4
2
1
-
29. Other Causes
7
2
—
-
9
3
—
-
-
12
1
3
1
1
3
-
3
1
Total
52
7
8
7
74
23
24
25
16
102
8
35
15
19
45
4
29
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Nett Births in the Year :—
Legitimate 23l9
Illegitimate 125
Nett Deaths in the Year of:—
Legitimate infants 148
Illegitimate infants 14
(a.) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous Peritonitis
and Enteritis, and from Tabes Mesenterica.
Want of breast milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.