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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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23
Males.
Females.
Legitimate — — Total.
Illegitimate 8 3 11
1 still birth in addition.
The two enteritis and the syphilis deaths were of foundlings, inmates
of the Infirmary.
Table V, continued.—Infant Mortality, 1921. Nett Deaths from 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Umbilical sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| Acute Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 |
| Chronic Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injury at birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital malformations | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Premature birth | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Atrophy, marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Debility from birth | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Accident | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other causes | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Totals | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 41 |
Nett Births in the year—
| Legitimate | 557 |
| Illegitimate | 39 |
| Still births in addition | 11 |
Nett Deaths in the year of—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate infants | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| Illegitimate infants | 2 | 4 | 6 |