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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table V.—Infantile Mortality during the year 1913. 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 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | —. | 2 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Diarrhœal diseases- | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| Enteritis | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | — | 23 | |||||
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wasting diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature birth | 36 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | |
| Congenital defects | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 18 |
| Injury at birth | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Debility from birth | 2 | 1 | - | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
| Atrophy, marasmus | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | ||||
| Neglect at birth | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Tuberculous diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous meningitis | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |||
| Tuberculosis, abdominal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |