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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 XV. Infant Mortality; 1029.—Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in St. John and St. Margaret Wards.
| causes 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 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 7 |
| Gastro-enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | I |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Premature birth | 3 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Want of attention | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nephritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Accidents | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Other causes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
Table XVI. Nett deaths in the above area during the year :—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate infants | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| Illegitimate infants | – | – | – |
Table XVII. Infant Mortality, 1929. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in the. North District (Grosvenor, Conduit, St. Anne, Pall Mall, Urgent, Gt. Marlborough, Strand, Charing Cross and Covent Garden Wards).
| causes 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 Months and under 9 MontHS. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Syphilis | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gastro-enteritis | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Nephritis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Premature birth | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Malnutrition, inanition and debility from birth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Accidents | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other causes | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Totals | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 |