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Paddington 1923
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DEATHS under one year.
D eaths under O ne Y ear. 1923.
| Group. | Causes of Death. | Days. | Weeks. | Months. | Totals under One Year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0- | 0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | 0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 6- | 7- | 8- | 9- | 10- | 11- | 1923. | Averages 1918-22 | 1923. | Averages 1918-22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||
| I. | Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | |
| II. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 15 |
| III. | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | |
| Other Forms „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —1— | — | 1 | |
| IV. | Congenital Malformations | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 4 | —— | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 29 | 9 | 23 | |
| Atrophy and Debility | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| Debility at Birth | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Want of Breast Milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| V. | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 88 | |
| Suffocation (overlaid) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 4 | 11 | |
| All Causes | 17 | 9 | 34 | 21 | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 54 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 109 | 71 | |||
| Uncertified Deaths | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | |
| Averages, 1918-1922 | 19 | 15 | 37 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 135 | 97 | |||
" O "—Average less than one.
1923
Corrected Births:—M. 1,347: F. 1,273.
1918-22 (Averages)
M. 1,373; F. 1294.