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Table Y—
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 Month?. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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Common infectious diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
Diarrhoeal diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Diarrhoea, all forms | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 18 |
Enteritis, muco-enteritis, gastro-enteritis Gastritis, gastro-intestinal catarrh | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 17 |
Wasting diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Premature birth | 40 | 4 | 4 | — | 48 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 65 |
Congenital defects | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Injury at birth | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Want of breast-milk, starvation, improper food | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 |
Debility from birth | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Marasmus | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 |
Neglect | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Tuberculous diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Tuberculous meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Tuberculous peritonitis, tabes mesenterica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |