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Chelsea 1942

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942

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Table: INFANT MORTALITY.

INFANT MORTALITY.

1939.194-01941194 .
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age1715917
infant Mortality rate (under 1 year per 1,000 live births)35405850

Table: The causes of death in the various age groups are set out in Table No. 15 :—TABLE No. 15.

The causes of death in the various age groups are set out in Table No. 15 :—

TABLE No. 15.

Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total deaths 1942Total Deaths 1939Total Deaths 1940Total Deaths 1941
Smallpox-------------
Chicken-pox-------------
Measles-------------
Scarlet Fever-------------
Whooping Cough-------------
Diphtheria----------1--
Cerebro-Spinal Fever----------1--
Influenza-----------1-
Erysipelas-------------
Tuberculous Meningitis----------1--
Abdominal Tuberculosis-------------
Other Tuberculous Diseases-------------
Meningitis-------------
Convulsions-------------
Laryngitis-------------
Bronchitis-----11--211-
Pneumonia-----4---4431
Diarrhœa and Enteritis------1-1211-
Gastritis-------------
Syphilis---11----1---
Rickets-------------
Suffocation-------------
Injury at Birth-------------
Atelectasis-------------
Congenital Malformations----------2-3
Premature Birth8---8----8534
Atrophy Debility and Marasmus----------14-
Other causes-----------21
8--1952-11414159
Nett Births registered during the calendar year1939.1940.1941.1942.
Legitimate490589272295
Illegitimate49395447
Nett Deaths (under 1) registered during the calendar yearLegitimate1514812
Illegitimate3115