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City of Westminster 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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quarter, the death-rate would have been even lower. The deaths in the four quarters occurred as follows:—
| - | Pimlico. | St. Margaret and St. John. | North. | Unknown. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 51 |
| 2nd „ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 3rd „ | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4th „ | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
The final cause of death as stated in the death certificate does not
always reveal the conditions which may have led up to it. Thus, of 11
cases of broncho-pneumonia the infants in several cases had been prematurely
born or in delicate health from birth, 3 were of the peculiar type
known as mongolism, another had rickets, as probably also had some of .
those whose deaths were ascribed to dentition or convulsions.
Table V.—Infant Mortality, 1922. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in 'lie 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. | 0 Month* and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2 | — | 2 |
| Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 |
| Umbilical sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Bronchitis | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Infective enteritis | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gastro-enteritis | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Injury at birth | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Neglect at birth | 4 | - | - | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Murder | 3 | _- | - | - | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Atelectasis . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malforma | 8 | |||||||||
| tions | 4 | 1 | _ | _ | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Premature birth | 23 | 1 | _ | _ | 24 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 31 |
| Malnutrition, marasmus debility from birth | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions—denti | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| tion | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 101 |