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City of Westminster 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table V, continued.—Infant Mortality, 1923. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in the North District (Grosvenor, Conduit and Strand Borough Wards).
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and I under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under (3 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Umbilical sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Infective enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital malformations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premature birth | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Malnutrition, inanition and debility from birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Murder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions; dentition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 10 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
Net Births in the year—
| Legitimate | 340 |
| Illegitimate | 54 |
| Net Deaths in the year— | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate infants | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Illegitimate infants | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Table V, continued.—Deaths of infants with no known address, or found in streets, parks, &c.:—
| causes of death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Mouths and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Males. Females. Total.
Legitimate — — —
Illegitimate 4 3 7