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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table V, continued.—Infant Mortality, 1915. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in the other Wards, including those whose address was unknown.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 1 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 5 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Mouths. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculous meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Injury at birth | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital malformations | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Premature birth | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | 13 |
| Atrophy, marasmus and debility from birth | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Want of attention at birth | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Murder | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 56 |
Nett Births in the year—
| Legitimate | 629 |
| Illegitimate | 67 |
| Nett Deaths in the year— | |
| Legitimate infants | 37 |
| Illegitimate infants | 19 |
Causes of death of Illegitimate:— Syphilis 1, pneumonia 1, enteritis 2,
prematurity 3, atelectasis 1, injury at birth 1, neglect at birth 9,
murder 1, Of these the home address was unknown in 10 instances—
Atelectasis 1, prematurity 1, neglect at birth 7, murder 1. The births
of these infants were not registered, but have been added to the
illegitimate births, and are included in the figures given above.