Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1913.
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||
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All Causes. | Certifed | 81 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 124 | 50 | 78 | 66 | 58 | 871 | |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | • • • | ... | • • • | ||
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Erysipelas | ... | •• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Convulsions | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 53 | ||
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | . . . | • • • | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 25 | ||
Enteritis | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 87 | ||
Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ||
Syphilis | ... | • • • | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | 18 | ||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||
Injury at birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Atelectasis | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
Congenital Malformation | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 15 | ||
Premature Birth | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 55 | ||
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 7 | l | 8 | 45 | ||
Other causes | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | ||
81 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 124 | 50 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 371 |
legitimate, 3,172.
Nett'Births in the year
illegitimate, 168.
legitimate infants, 315.
Nett Deaths in the year of
illegitimate infants, 56.