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Battersea 1934

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

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112
North Battersea.
Infant Mortality, 1934.

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
1-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Small-pox..................................................................
Chicken-pox..................................................................
Measles................................................1......313
Enteric Fever..................................................................
Whooping-cough.............................................2...............2
Diphtheria & Croup..................................................................
Erysipelas..........................................1...1............2...
Influenza................................................11......11
Meningococcal Menin-......................................................11
Pulmonary Tuberculosis..................................................................
Tuberculous Menin-......................................................1...1...
Other Tuberculous Disease..................................................................
Bronchitis..........................................1...1...1...3...
Pneumonia (all forms)..................11......1111132312610
Diarrhoea & Entritis....................................1...322242106
Gastritis..................................................................
Rickets................................................1.........1...
Cancer..................................................................
Premature44?,?.........1......67........................67
Congenital Malformation ...221115...11............26
Congenital Dedebility..........................................1...............1...
Icterus Neonatorum..................................................................
Injury at Birth......11..................11........................11
Atelectasis and As- phyxia Neonatorum...2...11............13........................13
Lack of care..................................................................
Unbilical Sepsis..................................................................
Syphilis.......................................1.....................1
Overlying..................................................................
Asphyxia, accidental..................................................................
Fall......................................................1...1...
Other Causes..................................................................
Totals48361122......1017238796973840
12924...27515151678

Nett Births in the year. Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year)

Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
1,112451,15771778