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City of Westminster 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table V, continued.—Infant Mortality. 1914. Nett Deaths jrom stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in St. John and St. Margaret Wards.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Umbilical Sepsis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Enteritis | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 13 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Premature birth | 4 | 2 | . — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 |
| Atrophy, marasmus and debility from birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | |
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 71 |
Nett Births in the year—
Legitimate 711
Illegitimate 50
Nett Deaths in the year of—
Legitimate infants 61
Illegitimate infants 10