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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 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table: TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1922. Nett Deaths from stated Causes, at Various Ages, under One Year of Age.

TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1922. 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.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All Causes.Certified70239310534393643257
Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles.....................21315
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping-cough..................4318
Diphtheria and Croup..................2114
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis.....................123
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)...............1......12
Convulsions1.........1............1
Laryngitis........................11
Bronchitis1.........1652216
Pneumonia (all forms)24118717141965
Diarrhœa.....................2...2
Enteritis...12...3367322
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis...............1...1...2
Rickets.....................1...1
Suffocation, overlaying.....................1...1
Injury at birth3.........3............3
Atelectasis5.........5............5
Congenital Malformation881...17311123
Premature Birth3231...361.........37
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus125322292......33
Other causes621...932......14
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legitimate, 2,945. legitimate infants, 229.
Nett Births in the year Nett Deaths in the year of
illegitimate, 207. illegitimate infants, 28.