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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XI shows nett deaths from various causes at several age periods during the first year of life in the City of Westminster:— Table XI.— Infant Mortality, 1929.
| CAUSES of death. | Under 1 Week | 1–2 Weeks. | 2–3 Weeks. | 3 –4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Works. | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Nephritis | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Meningitis | 1 | – | – | – | l | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Gastro-enteritis | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Injury at birth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Neglect at birth | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Murder | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atelectasis | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 |
| Premature birth | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 27 |
| Malnutrition, marasmus, debility from birth | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Accidents | 4 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 |
| Other causes | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Syphilis | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Chicken Pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 105 |
Table XII. Nett Births in the year:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 606 | 584 | 1,190 |
| Illegitimate | 82 | 85 | 167 |
| 688 | 669 | 1,357 | |
| Nett Deaths in the year of :— | |||
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Legitimate infants | 44 | 39 | 83 |
| Illegitimate infants | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 57 | 48 | 105 | |
The causes of death of the Illegitimate were:—Neglect at birth, 2,
prematurity 10, pneumonia 2, syphilis 1, hæmorrhagic disease 2,
debility 1, stomach complaints 2, nephritis 1, and bronchitis 1.