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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1929.
| 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. | Certified | 45 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 40 | 51 | 29 | 17 | 196 |
| Uncertified | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Measles | |||||||||||
| Whooping-cough | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | |||||||
| Diphtheria | • •• | • •• | • •• | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Influenza | • • • | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | |||||||||||
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | |||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| Other respiratory diseases | |||||||||||
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 48 | ||||
| Congenital debility | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| Malformation | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Premature Birth | 81 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 6 | 43 | |||||
| Other deaths from violence | • • • | • •• | |||||||||
| Other defined diseases | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |||||
| 64 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 48 | 58 | 81 | 18 | 218 | ||
legitimate, 2,848.
Nett Births in the year of'
illegitimate, 216.
legitimate infants, 176.
Nett Deaths in the year of
illegitimate infants, 87.