[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 18

City of Westminster 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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onwards, showing the proportion per 1,000 births applicable under each heading:—

Table X.

—	1924.	1925.	1926.	1927.	1928.	1929.	1930.	1931.
Diphtheria	-	0.65	_	1.4	1.4	0.73	—	—
Influenza	0.6	0.65	0.62	0.71	—	0.73	—	—
Measles	5.5	—	2.49	—	—	0.73	3.6	—
Whooping Cough	1.9	4.5	0.62	1.4	2.1	81	0.73	0.82
Septio diseases	1.2	—	0.62	0.71	—	—	—	—
Bronchitis and pneumonia	10.4	16.2	9.9	6.4	13.8	14.7	14.6	22.3
Stomach and bowel complaints	1.9	5.2	8.0	121	10.9	7.3	5.8	13.2
Syphilis	1.2	1.3	—	2.8	0.72	0.73	21	1.6
Congenital malformations	4.9	3.2	434	7.8	5.1	4.4	4.3	6.6
Prematurity	141	16.9	19.3	20.0	9.4	198	18.2	22.3
Neglect and injury at birth	31	0.65	3.72	4.2	4.3	1.4	1.4	2.4
Debility from birth and atrophy, riok. ets, atelectasis	5.3	7.1	3.72	4.2	3.6	2.2	2.7	3.3
Tuberculosis	1.8	1.9	1.86	2.1	2.1	2' 2	1.4	—
Murder							1.4	—
Accidents	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6
Cancer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.82
Cerebro.spinal Meningitis	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.82
Other oauses	6.7	10.4	4.34	4.2	21	13.2	1.4	1.6
	59.0	69.0	59.7	68.6	58.39	77.37	59.21	75.1

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Table XI shows nett deaths from various causes at several age period during the first year of life in the City of Westminster:—

Table XI.—Infant Mortality, 1931.

CAUSHS OF DEATH.	Under 1 Week.	1—2 Weeks.	2—3 Weeks.	3—4 Weekc.	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.
Whooping Cough	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Meningitis	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1
Bronchitis and Pneumonia (all forms)	—	—	—	—	—	8	6	7	6	27
Congenital malformations, etc	5	1			6	1	1	—	—	8
Premature birth	19	—	2	3	24	3	—	—	—	27
Other causes	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2
Syphilis	—	—	—	—		1	1	—	—	2
Accidents and negligence	3	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	1	5
Cancer								1	—	1
Cerebro.spinal Meningitis	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Stomach and bowel	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	2	1	16
	28	1	2	3	34	19	18	11	9	91