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City of Westminster 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XIII shows nett deaths from various causes at several age periods during the first year of life in the City of Westminster:— Table XIII.—Infant Mortality, 1925.
| causes of death. | Under 1 Week | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks a.nd under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Monti s. | 9 Months and under 12 month*. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _— | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | .— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Gastro.enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Injury at birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neglect at birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Murder | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | —_ | —. | —_ | 3 |
| Congenital malformations | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Premature birth | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 |
| Malnutrition, marasmus debility from birth | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidents | 1 | — | — | * — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Other causes | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Polio encephalitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Want of attention | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebro spinal meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 106 |
Table XIIIa. Nett Births in the year—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 722 | 696 | 1,418 |
| Illegitimate | 61 | 56 | 117 |
| 783 | 752 | 1,535 | |
| Nett Deaths in the year of— | |||
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Legitimate infants | 48 | 40 | 88 |
| Illegitimate infants | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 57 | 49 | 106 | |
The causes of death of the Illegitimate ivere:—Bronchitis 1, neglect at
birth 1, murder 2, prematurity 6, marasmus 2, enteritis 3, mastoiditis 1,
meningeal hemorrhage 1, accident 1,