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Battersea 1933

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

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North Battersea.

Table: TABLE IV. Infant Mortality, 1933. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

TABLE IV.

Infant Mortality, 1933. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGE PERIODS.
Under24 hours.1-7 days.Weeks.Total under 4weeks.Months.Total deaths under 1 year
1-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
m.f.m.f.m.f.m.fm.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.
Small-pox..................................................................
Chicken-pox..................................................................
Measles..................................................................
Enteric Fever..................................................................
Whooping-cough................................................1......111
Diphtheria & Croup..................................................................
Erysipelas..................................................................
Influenza.........................................................1...1
Meningococcal Menin-gitis..................................................................
Pulmonary Tuberculosis................................................1.........1...
Tuberculous Menin-gitis......................................................1...1...
Other Tuberculous Disease..................................................................
Bronchitis.......................................1.....................1
Pneumonia (all forms)....................................1...4...3...2...10...
Diarrhoea & Enteritis...............1...............2212512......510
Gastritis..................................................................
Rickets..................................................................
Cancer..................................................................
Premature Birth44213...............95........................95
Congenital Malforma-tion..................1.........1...1.....................2...
Congenital Debility....................................11..................11
Icterus Neonatorum..................................................................
Injury at Birth11......1...............21........................21
Atelectasis and As-phyxia Neonatorum2...........................2...........................2...
Lack of Care..................................................................
Umbilical Sepsis............1...............1...........................1...
Epilepsy.............................................1...............1
Overlying..................................................................
Asphyxia, accidental...........................1...1...11...............12
Collapse of Lung.............................................1...............1
Other Causes...................................................1.........1
Totals75215111...1159547763323625
123621249149561

Table: Nett Births in the year.

Nett Births in the year.

Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
1,074561,130

Table: Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year

Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year

Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
56561