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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, continued.—Infantile Mortality during the year 1912. Victoria Ward. 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—45 Months. | , (5—7 Months. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months | 11—12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | — | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | – | — | 1 | — | 1 | – | – | 7 |
| Premature birth | 14 | — | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 |
| Congenital defects | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Injury at birth | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Debility from birth | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Atrophy, debility, marasmus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculous meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, abdominal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Other tuberculous disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia, all forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | |
| Dentition | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Convulsions | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 18 | — | 4 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 69 |
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 650 ; illegitimate, 59, Total 709.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 58; illegitimate infants, 11.