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City of Westminster 1920
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Table V, continued.—Infant Moktalitv. 1920. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ayes 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 Week6. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months andunder 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | s |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| .Umbilical sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at birth | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Premature birth | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Atrophy, marasmus | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | —_ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Debility from birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Accident | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 46 |
Nett Births in the year—
| Legitimate | 593 |
| Illegitimate | 35 |
Nett Deaths in the year of—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate infants | 25 | 14 | 39 |
| Illegitimate infants | 5 | 2 | 7 |