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Battersea 1927

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927

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Table: Borough of Battersea. TABLE IV.—(contd.) Infant Mortality, 1927. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

Borough of Battersea. TABLE IV.—(contd.) Infant Mortality, 1927. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGE PERIODS.
Under 24 hours.1-7 days.Weeks.Total under 4 weeks.Months.Total dea'hs under 1 year.Percentage of Total.
1-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Small-pox.....................................................................
Chicken-pox..................................................................0.67
Measles.............................................1...............1...
Scarlet Fever..................................................................2.67
Whooping-cough.............................................22.........22...
Diphtheria and Croup..................................................................2.67
Influenza.......................................1........................1...
Encephalitis Lethar-gica................................................1.........1...0.67
Meningococcal Meningitis..................................................................0.67
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.....................................................................
Tuberculous Meningitis......................................................1...1......
Other Tuberculous disease..........................................2...............2...0.67
Bronchitis....................................2...1...............3...1.33
Pneumonia (all forms)............1..................1112153721582.00
Tonsillitis..................................................................15.33
Diarrhœa & Enteritis.....................1.........11121......1...4......
Gastritis................................................1.........1...4.67
Syphilis..........................................11..................0.67
Sarcoma..................................................................1.33
Dysentery...................................................1............0.67
Premature Birth118111(J4243......302331...........................0.67
Congenital Malformation...1...21...............1511......1.........3638.00
Congenital Debility..................1.........1...21......1.........416.00
Icterus Neonatorum Injury at Birth......11..................1.........1...............110.67
Atelectasis & Asphyxia Neonatorum221.....................3...........................321.33
Lack of Care3...........................3...........................3...2.00
Convulsions...1...11...............12............11.........3.33
Homicide1...........................1.................................0.66
Overlying.....................................................................
Accident..................................................................133
Other Causes.................................4......1133......488.00
171213166554...24139106108U71228862100.00
Totals292911928016182214150—
Percentage of Total ...19.319.47.36.01.353.310.712.014.79.3100.0—
M.58.7%
F.41.3%
Nett Births in the year.Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year).
Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
M.1,338441,38281788
F.1,374451,41961162
Totals2,712892,8011428150