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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table VI.—
| 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 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common infectious diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Diarrhœa diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea, all forms | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| Enteritis, muco- enteritis, | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| gastro-enteritis | |||||||||||||||||
| Gastritis, gastro-intestinal catarrh | |||||||||||||||||
| Wasting diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature birth | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 |
| Congenital defects | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 12 |
| Injury at birth | 6 | - | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Debility from birth | 6 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Atrophy, debility, marasmus0 | - | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | _ | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 14 |
| Tuberculous diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous meningitis | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Tuberculous peritonitis, tabes mesenterica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |