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City of Westminster 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table V.—Infant Mortality, 1920. Nctt deaths from slated causes a' various ages under One Year of Age in the City of Westminster.
| causes of death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3— 4 Weeks. | Totnl 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 month?. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| —Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Umbilic.il sepsis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Syphilis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 15 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Injury at birth | 9 | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Neglect at birth | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Murder | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 |
| Premature birth | 30 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 |
| Atrophy, marasmus | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Debility from birth | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Accidents | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Other causes | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Totals | 71 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 92 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 167 |
Nett Births in the year—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,000 | 1,047 | 2,047 |
| Illegitimate | 117 | 102 | 219 |
| 1,117 | 1,149 | 2,266 |
Nett Deaths in the year of—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate infants | 76 | 47 | 123 |
| Illegitimate infants | 28 | 16 | 44 |
| 104 | 63 | 167 |
The causes of death of the Illegitimate were :—Measles 1, tuberculosis 1,
bronchitis 2, pneumonia 4 enteritis 4, syphilis 5, neglect at birth 5,
murder 1, atelectasis 1, congenital malformation 1, prematurity 5,
marasmus and debility from birth 7, rickets 2. 7 infants had no known
address, and the births of G of these (3 male, 3 female) were not
registered, the dead bodies having been found, but the deaths are
included in the above Table.