[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough] page 13

Deptford 1938

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

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Table: The following Table gives details of the causes of death in the various age groups:- various age groups:- Infantile Mortality, 1938. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

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The following Table gives details of the causes of death in the various age groups:- various age groups:- Infantile Mortality, 1938. 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 1 months	Total Deaths under 1 year.
All Causes	29	6	10	1	46	9	8	7	5	75
Smallpox	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Chicken pox	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Measles	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Scarler Fever	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Whooping Cough	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
Diphtheria and Croup	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Influenza	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Erysipelas	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Tuberculous Meningitis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	2
Abdominal Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
Other Tuberculous	....	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Meningitis (not tuberculous)	..	1	..	..	1		..	..	..	1
Convulsions	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Laryngitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bronchitis	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Pneumonia (all forms)	..	..	4	..	4	2	3	7	1	17
Diarrhœa	..	..	..	2	1	..	..	..	..	1
Enteritis	..	..	..	..	..	4	1	..	1	6
Gastritis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Syphilis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Rickets		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Suffocation, overlaying.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Injury at Birth	4	..	2	..	6	..	..	..	..	6
Atelectasis	1	..	1	..	2	..	..	..	..	2
Congenital Malformations	1	1	..	..	2	..	1	..	..	3
Premature Birth	21	3	..	..	24	..	..	..	..	24
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus	1	1	1	..	3	2	2	..	..	7
Other Causes	..	..	1	••	1	••	1	..	..	2
Totals	29	6	10	1	46	9	8	7	5	75
Death-rate in each age. group per 1,000 births	20 9	4·3	7·2	0·7	33·1	6·5	5·7	5·1	3·6	54
Percentage of total deaths in each age. group	38·6	8·0	13·4	1·3	61·3	12·0	10·7	9·3	6·7	100