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City of Westminster 1911

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

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Table: Table VIa, continued.— Infantile Mortality during the year1911.St. John and St. Margaret Wards. Deaths from Stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Table VIa, continued.— Infantile Mortality during the year1911.St. John and St. Margaret Wards. Deaths from Stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

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.
Measles-----------1----1
Whooping cough-------112-——21—7
Diarrhoea, all forms------2213—5—21—16
Enteritis, muco - enteritis, gastro-enteritis-----111-11-----5
Premature birth12—1-131----------14,
Congenital defects-11—22-1-1------6
Injury at birth1---1-----------1
Debility at Birth4--15-----------5
Atrophy, debility, marasmus---22--1-21—2—1-9
Tuberculous peritonitis, tabes------1---------1
Meningitis————-—1———1—————2
Syphilis-----1----------1
Convulsions---------1------1
Bronchitis——1—122—————11—18
Pneumonia——1—131——2—1———19
Rickets———————————————11
Tubercular---------------12
Other causes—1——1——121------5
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Population, estimated to middle of 1911, 40,070.
Births in the year— Lgitimate, 763 ; illegitimate, 59. Total 822.
Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 78; illegitimate infants, 16.
Deaths from all causes at all ages, 619.