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City of Westminster 1907
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Table VII.—
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 3—4 Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6—7 Months. | 7—8 Month?. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One, Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common infectious diseases— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | ||
| Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Diphtheria (including membraneous croup) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | ||
| Whooping cough | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Diarrliceal diseases— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea, all forms | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 15 | ||
| Enteritis, muco-enteritis, gastro-enteritis | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | ||
| Gastritis, gastro-intestinal catarrli | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| Wasting diseases— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Premature birth | 56 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | ||
| Congenital defects | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 15 | ||
| Injury at birth | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | ||
| Want of breast-milk, starvation | - | - | -__ | -_ | -_ | -_ | 1 | -_ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Debility from birth | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| Marasmus | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | ||
| Neglect | 2 | - | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| Tuberculous diseases— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | ||
| Tuberculous peritonitis, tabes mesenterica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||||