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Greenwich 1921
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1921
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1921. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months. | 3—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 48 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 31 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 175 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | |
| Diarrhoeal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 22 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Actelectasis | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 30 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ... | 30 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| T otals | 48 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 31 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 175 | |