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Holborn 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age, 1929.
The homes were visited in a large proportion of the infant deaths, and any requisite information obtained, and when
required, suitable advice given.

Table: The cause and age of death are given in the following Table:—

The cause and age of death are given in the following Table:—

Cause of DeathUnder 1 Week1-2 Week2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 Week4 Weeks and under 3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12MonthsTotal under 1 Year
MFMFMFMFMFBoth sexesMFMFMFMFMFBoth sexes
Whooping Cough...................................................11112
Influenza.............................................1.........1...1
Pneumonia (all forms).......................................21......1...314
Diarrhœa....................................1......11......123
Enteritis..................................................................
Nephritis...................................................1...1...1
Congenital Malformations..................................................................
Premature Births31......21......527121...............7411
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus..................................................................
Bronchitis.......................................2...............2...2
Other causes11..................112...11.........1...325
Totals42......2163914612141191029
Total both sexes6...3...9573529
Net births registered during the calendar year.Net deaths registered during the calendar year.
MalesFemalesBoth sexesMalesFemalesBoth sexes
Legitimate Infants160190350Legitimate Infants18927
Illegitimate Infants172542Illegitimate Infants112