[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough] page 85

Kensington 1936

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

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TABLE III. Infant Mortality during the Year 1936.Net 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 underone year.
All causes.	Certified	30	2	5	..	37	21	35	30	21	144
All causes.	Uncertified	7	..	2	..	9	5	2	2	1	19
Measles		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	4	6
Whooping-cough		..	..	..	..	..	..	1	3	2	6
Diphtheria		..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Influenza		..	••	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2
Meningitis		..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Acute tuberculosis		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other tuberculous diseases		..	..	..	..	..	. .	. .	1	1	2
Bronchitis		..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	2	4
Pneumonia		.1	..	..	..	3	7	11	7	6	34
Other respiratory diseases		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Diarrhoea, etc.		..	..	1	..	1	9	13	11	4	38
Complications of birth		10	2	..	..	12	..	..	..	..	12
Malformation		6	..	..	..	6	1	1	1	..	9
Premature birth		19	..	2	..	21	1	..	..	..	22
Deaths from violence		..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Atrophy, debility and marasmus		..	..	..	..	..	3	4	2	2	11
Other diseases		1	..	2	..	3	..	5	5	1	14
Totals		37	2	7	..	46	26	37	32	22	163

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Net births in the legitimate, 1,997 Net deaths in the legitimate infants, 139
year of year of
illegitimate, 231 illegitimate infants, 24.