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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table VI.—Infantile Mortality during the year 1912. City of Westminster. 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 Month?. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths underOne Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common infectious diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | – | _ | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 5 |
| Scarlet fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping cough | — | _ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 |
| Diarrhoeal diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea | — | – | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Enteritis | — | i | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | – | – | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wasting diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature birth | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 |
| Congenital defects | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Injury at birth | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Debility from birth | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Atrophy, marasmus | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Neglect at birth | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Tuberculous diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous meningitis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | – | _ | – | 1 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis, abdominal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | — | 3 |