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Hampstead 1924
Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Thus—the Committee have considered in detail:—
83 deaths of infants under 2 years of age,
3 maternal deaths,
26 still-births,
and the result of their investigations may be summarised as follows :—
The 83 infant deaths were certified to be due to the following:—
| Cause of Death, | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Premature birth | 14 |
| Pneumonia | 13 |
| Marasmus | 10 |
| Enteritis | 7 |
| Injury at birth | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 5 |
| Congenital malformation | 4 |
| Measles | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 2 |
| Convulsions | 2 |
| Syphilis | 2 |
| Meningitis | 3 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 |
| Gastritis | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 |
| Vincent's Angina | 1 |
| Septiæcmia | 1 |
| Cerebral hæmorrhage | 1 |
| Otitis Media | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 1 |
| Cellulitis of scrotum | 1 |
| Asphyxia, accelerated by haemorrhage from untied umbilical cord | 1 |
| Total | 83 |
Of this number, 70 were legitimate infants and 13 were illegitimate.