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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The following table on infantile mortality has been
prepared in accordance with the direction of the Ministry
of Health:
TABLE III. Infantile Mortality during the year 1931. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 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 year. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES. | Certified | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 25 | 19 | 140 | ||
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Small-pox | - | -__ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chicken-pox | - | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | ||
| Whooping Cough | - | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Convulsions | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | — | - | -_ | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bronchitis | - | — | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | - | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | |||
| Diarrhoea | - | — | - | - | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Enteritis | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | _ | 16 | ||||
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilis | - | — | - | - | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Suffocation, overlying | - | - | -_ | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | |||
| Injury at Birth | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 | |||
| Atelectasis | - | - | 6 | - | - | — | - | 6 | |||
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | - | — | |||||
| Premature Birth | — | 3 | 2 | 27 | — | — | - | - | 27 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | ||||
| Other causes | 5 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| Totals | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 140 | ||
Deaths of Aged Persons.—The corrected number of
deaths of residents at 65 years of age and upwards registered
during the year was 725, against 698 in the previous
year. These deaths were equal to 5.4 per 1,000 of the
total persons living, and 439 per 1,000 of the total deaths
of residents registered.
Nett Births in the Year: Legitimate, 1915; Illegitimate. 158
nett Deaths ix the Year of : Legitimate Infants, 122; Illegitimate Infants, 18.