Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. |
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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 |