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Deptford 1937

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

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The following Table gives details of the causes of death in the various age groups:— Infantile Mortality, 1937. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
All Causes176263191010666
Smallpox....................
Chicken Pox....................
Measles..............1..1
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..........133..7
Diphtheria and Croup................22
Influenza....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis................11
Abdominal Tuberculosis....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................
Meningitis (not tuberculous)......................
Convulsions..................
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis................
Pneumonia (all forms)............1416
Diarrhoea......11........1
Enteritis..........32229
Gastritis......................
Syphilis..................
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying......................
Injury at Birth....................
Atelectasis3......3........3
Congenital Malformations..2....2........2
Premature Birth1431. .18........18
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus....5543....12
Other Causes..11211..4
Totals176263191010666
Death-rate in each age-group per 1,000 births11.64.11.44.121.26.16.96.94.14.5
Percentage of total deaths in each age-group25.89.13.09.147.013.715.115.19.1100