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Hammersmith 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The following table shows the deaths of infants under one year of age and the cause:— INFANT MORTALITY, 1941. Infantile Mortality during the year 1941. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
| CAUSES 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not T.B.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 11 |
| Infective Gastro Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation Overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injury at Birth | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Premature Births | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | 11 |
| Otitis Media | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Violence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Icterus Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hæmorrhage of the Newborn | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| War Operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other causes | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Totals | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 52 |
Nett Births in the Year: Legitimate, 1,288; Illegitimate. 117. _
Nett Deaths in the Year of: Legitimate Infants, 45; Illegitimate Infants, 7.