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Greenwich 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1933. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months. | 3—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diseases of Trachea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| otherwise | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Premature Birth | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 21 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 89 | |
Boys 50
Girls 39
89