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Lewisham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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30
INFANT MORTALITY.
During 1914, 243 children died before reaching the
age of one year, equal to 13.07 per cent, of the whole of the
deaths in the Borough. The infant mortality rate is therefore
74 per 1,000 births, compared with 76 per 1,000 in 1913.
With the exception of Chelsea (67 per 1,000) this rate
is the lowest of all the Metropolitan Boroughs. The infant
mortality rate for the County of London was 104 per 1,000.
Causes of Death.—The following list shows the principal
causes of death among infants under one year of age :—
Measles 1
Whooping Cough 8
Diphtheria and Croup 2
Tuberculous Diseases 2
Convulsions 8
Bronchitis 13
Pneumonia 22
Diarrhæa and Enteritis 46
Suffocation in bed with parents 6
Injury at Birth 1
Atelactasis 5
Congenital Malformations 6
Premature Birth 45
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 56
Other causes 22
243