[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 25

City of Westminster 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table v.— Deaths of Infants under 12 months old per 1,000 horn (corrected figures).

Age at Death.	1905.		1906.		1907.		1908.		1909.
Age at Death.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.
Under 1 week	66	21.1	64	21.8	85	29.1	66	21.2	57	20.8
,, 1 month	131	41.9	120	41.0	126	43.1	105	38.3	99	35.9
,, 3 months	195	62.5	195	66.6	182	62.3	166	60.5	143	51.9
3 to 6 months	38	12.1	53	18.1	57	19.4	47	16.1	53	19.2
6 ,, 9 „	52	16.6	46	15.8	30	10.3	50	17.1	36	13.0
9 „12 „	44	14.1	29	9.9	31	11.5	30	10.2	26	9.5
Total in year	329	105.4	323	110.4	303	103.5	293	100.5	258	93.8
Causes of Death.	No.	Percent. of total deaths.	No.	Percent. of total deaths.	No.	Percent. of total deaths.	No.	Percent. of total deaths.	No.	Percent. of total deaths.
Common infectious diseases	37	11.2	12	3.7	17	5.5	17	5.8	19	7 3
Diarrhœal diseases	46	13.9	76	23.5	30	9.9	35	11.9	27	10.4
Premature births and injury, &c., at birth	84	25.5	72	22.5	96	31.6	93	31.7	90	34.8
Did not thrive—wasting—want of milk—rickets	49	14.8	50	15.4	43	14.0	52	17.7	38	14.7
Tuberculous diseases	17	5.1	18	5.5	15	4.9	14	4.7	11	4.2
Erysipelas and other septic diseases	—	—	10	3.0	9	2.9	3	1.0	4	1.5
Syphilis	15	4.5	7	2.1	12	3.9	7	2.3	10	3.8
Meningitis, convulsions	11	3.3	13	4.0	11	3.6	8	2.7	9	3.4
Bronchitis and pneumonia	45	13.6	44	13.6	56	18.4	52	17.7	36	13.9
Suffocation—overlying, &c.	5	1.5	6	1.8	6	1.9	6	2.0	3	1.1
Other causes	20	6.0	15	4.6	4	1.3	6	2.0	11	4.2
	329	100	323	100	303	100	293	100	258	100