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Battersea 1925

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925

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The next tables show the incidence of mortality from the
chief diseases of infancy in the first four weeks of life and during
the four trimesters:—

Table: Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1921 to 1925.

Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1921 to 1925.

Year.Under 24 hrs.1 to 7 days.1 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.
1921382149108
1922324135108
192333212377
192421292777
192525293589
Total 1921-25149141169459
Mean do.29∙828∙233∙891∙8

Table:

Certified Causes of Death.Months 0—3.Months 3—6.Months 6—9.Months 9—12.Total.% of Total.
Scarlet Fever------
Diphtheria------
Erysipelas1———10∙5
Measles------
Influenza------
Meningococcal Meningitis------
Whooping Cough2414115∙9
Diarrhoea and Enteritis7322147∙5
General Tuberculosis——1121∙1
Tuberculous Meningitis———110∙6
Pulmonary Tuberculosis——1—10∙5
Pneumonia785103016∙1
Bronchitis721—105∙4
Other Respiratory-----—
Diseases------
Prematurity4620—4825∙8
Marasmus1082—2010∙7
Icterus Neonatorum2———21∙1
CongenitalMalformations1212—158∙1
Injury at Birth3———31∙6
Suffocation (overlying)------
Convulsions1——121∙1
Atelectasis & Asphyxia N.9———94∙9
Lack of Care1———10∙5
Syphilis——————
Miscellaneous6334168∙6
Total114311823186100∙0
Percentage of Total61∙316∙69∙712∙4100∙ 0—