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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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The death from Erysipelas was due to dirt getting into wound after
vaccination. Two of the Acute Diarrhœa deaths were of children who
never lived in Westminster, being boarded out, after birth in outlying
institutions; 1 death was a child who had been in the Infirmary for
three months before death.
Of the Chronic Enteritis deaths, 2 were of children who came into
Westminster a few weeks before.
The cause of the death recorded as Marasmus was possibly Tuberculosis.
Two deaths were members of a set of triplets; 1 child died out of
each of 4 sets of twins.
Table V, continued.—Infant Mortality, 1921. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in the North District.
| CAUSE 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 Mont hs and under 9 Mont hs. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Umbilical sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Infective enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at birth | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Premature birth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | —_ | 9 |
| Malnutrition | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Inanition and debility from birth | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Murder | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
Nett Births in the year—
| Legitimate | 373 |
| Illegitimate | 55 |
Nett Deaths in the year—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate infants | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Illegitimate infants | 5 | 4 | 9 |