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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE IV.
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1912.
| 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 | 91 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 137 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 305 |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Whooping-cough | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 23 | |||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Enteritis | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | ||||||
| Gastritis | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | ||||
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Injury at birth | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| Atelectasis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Congenital Malformation | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Premature Birth | 49 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 60 | |||||
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 24 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 62 | |||
| Other causes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 91 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 137 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 305 | ||
legitimate, 3,186.
Nett Births in the year
illegitimate, 182.
legitimate infants, 240.
Nett Deaths in the year of
( illegitimate infants, 65.