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Deptford 1938

[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:- 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 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
All Causes29610146987575
Smallpox....................
Chicken pox....................
Measles....................
Scarler Fever....................
Whooping Cough................11
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Influenza....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis..........1....12
Abdominal Tuberculosis................11
Other Tuberculous......................
Meningitis (not tuberculous)..1....1......1
Convulsions1......1........1
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis....1..1........1
Pneumonia (all forms)....4..4237117
Diarrhœa......21........1
Enteritis..........41..16
Gastritis....................
Syphilis....................
Rickets..................
Suffocation, overlaying.....................
Injury at Birth4..2..6........6
Atelectasis1..1..2........2
Congenital Malformations11....2..1....3
Premature Birth213....24........24
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus111..322....7
Other Causes....1••1••1....2
Totals29610146987575
Death-rate in each age. group per 1,000 births20 94·37·20·733·16·55·75·13·654
Percentage of total deaths in each age. group38·68·013·41·361·312·010·79·36·7100