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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—continued.
| 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—8 Months. 6—7 Months. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11 — 12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other causes— | |||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | —- | — | — | - | - | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | — | 2 | 6 |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | |||
| Convulsions | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | 14 |
| 50 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 79 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 213 | |
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 2,057; illegitimate, 176—Total 2,233.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 184; illegitimate infants, 29—Total 213.
The causes of death of the illegitimate children were: prematurity, 6; debility at birth, 1; want of attention at
birth, 3; diarrhoea, 2; enteritis, 6; pneumonia, 1; syphilis, 2; suffocation, 2: marasmus, 2; bronchitis, 1; whooping
cougli, 1; murder, 1; congenital defects, 1