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Fulham 1917
Fulham Borough
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TABLE V. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1917. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1 – 2 Weeks. | 2 – 3 Weeks. | 3 – 4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Month and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | Barons Court Ward. | Lillie Word. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 66 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 98 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 69 | 323 | 17 | 68 | 24 | 45 | 76 | 7 | 66 | 20 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (a) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ... | 15 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Injury at Birth | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| CongenitalMalformations(c) | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 47 | ... | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ... | 8 | 3 | |
| Other causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| 66 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 98 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 69 | 323 | 17 | 68 | 24 | 45 | 76 | 7 | 66 | 20 | ||
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 2,747 ; Illegitimate, 224.
Nett Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 268;
Illegitimate infants, 55.
(a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous
Peritonitis and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenterica.
Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.