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Battersea 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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| Certified Causes of Death. | Months 0—3. | Months 3—6. | Months 6—9. | Months 9—12. | Total. | % of Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5.1 |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5.1 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 9.7 |
| General Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 17.9 |
| Bronchitis | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.7 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prematurity | 47 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 24.5 |
| Marasmus | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 71 |
| Icterus Neonatorum | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1.5 | |
| CongenitalMalformations | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3.6 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.5 |
| Suffocation (overlying) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Atelectasis &Asphyxia N. | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 3.6 |
| Lack of Care | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1.5 |
| Syphilis | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2.6 |
| Miscellaneous | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4.6 |
| Total | 106 | 30 | 25 | 35 | 196 | 100.0 |
| Percentage of Total | 54.1 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 100.0 | — |
Illegitimate Infant Deaths.
The death-rate amongst illegitimate children during 1924
was 148.1 per 1,000 births, as compared with 130.4 in 1923, 179.7 in
1922 and 183.2 in 1921. The corresponding death-rate of legitimate
infants in 1924 was 59.4, the ratio of the mortality-rate of illegitimate
infants to that of legitimate being 2.49 to 1.
The following table shows (a) the legitimate and illegitimate
births and deaths, (b) the ratio of illegitimate to legitimate births,
(c) the deaths per 1,000 legitimate and illegitimate infant births
respectively, and (d) the ratio of the illegitimate infant mortality
rate to that of legitimate infants during the past 6 years:—