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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The following tableon infantile mortality hasbeenprepared in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of Health.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Week?. | 4 Weeks, and under 3 months. | 3 months an 3 under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 1 year. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES. | Certified | 40 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12?) |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis (not T.B.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | 1 | 9 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
| Gastritis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Atelectasis | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Premature Births | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | |
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus Other causes | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 129 | |
Nett Births in the Yeab : Legitimate, 1807; Illegitimate. 133.
Nett Deaths in the Year OP: Legitimate Infanta, 109 Illegitimate Infants, 20.
Deaths of Aged Persons.—The corrected number of
deaths of residents at 65 years of age and upwards registered
during the year was 759, against 725 in the previous
year. These deaths were equal to 5.7 per 1,000 of the
total persons living, and 423 per 1,000 of the total deaths
of residents registered.