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Battersea 1928

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

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Borough of Battersea.

Table: TABLE IV.—(contd.) Infant Mortality, 1928. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

TABLE IV.—(contd.) Infant Mortality, 1928. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGE PERIODS.
Under 24 hours.1-7 days.Weeks.Total under 4 weeks.Months.Total deaths under 1 year.Percen-tage of Total.
1-22-33-41-33-86-99-12
M.FMFMFMFMFMFMFMFM.F.M.F.M.F.
Small-pox.....................................................................
Erysipelas...................................................1.........10•57
Measles................................................1...25354•54
Scarlet Fever.....................................................................
Whooping-cough.......................................1...22...1...333•41
Diphtheria and Croup.....................................................................
Influenza................................................1.........1...0•57
Encephalitis Lethar-gica.....................................................................
Meningococcal Menin-gitis................................................11......111•14
Pulmonary Tubercu-losis.....................................................................
Tuberculous Menin-gitis.......................................1............1...111•14
Other Tuberculous disease.....................................................................
Bronchitis....................................3311............444•54
Pneumonia (all forms)..................41...1421...684346191921•59
Infarct Lung.........1.....................1...........................10•57
Diarrhoea & Enteritis....................................2262821217814•20
Gastritis.....................................................................
Syphilis1...........................1...........................1...0•57
Sarcoma.....................................................................
Dysentery.....................................................................
Premature Birth94941222......2112....4..................211621•02
Congenital Malforma-321?......11.........5111............1777•95
Congenital Debility......2.........21....5.........32............825•68
Icterus Neonatorum.....................................................................
Injury at Birth...1...1.....................2...........................21•14
Atelectasis & As-phyxia Neonatorum1...221...............42........................423•41
Lack of Care...2...........................2...........................21•14
Convulsions.........1.....................1............1.........111•14
Homicide.....................................................................
Overlying......2.....................2...........................2...1•14
Accident....................................1.....................1...0•57
Other Causes...............1............11.........22...1433•97
14916112394214328812171720710149878100•00
Totals232751337120342724176—
Percentage of Total13 •115•32•87•41•740•311•419•315•413•6......

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M. 55•7%
f. 44•3%_

Table:

Nett Births in the year.Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year).
Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.Legitimate.IllegitimateTotal.
M.1,321651,38694498
f.1,299581,35773578
Totals2,6201232,7431679176