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City of Westminster 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XIV shows the causes of death of children who died under one
year of age. Figures under the same grouped causes are given from 1929
onwards, showing the proportion per 1,000 births applicable under each
heading:—
| — | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. |
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Prematurity and other enfeebling factors in the new-born remain
the heaviest handicaps on infant life. It must be difficult to diagnose
influenza in an infant under one year, but as it is registered as a
cause of death it must be accepted. Possibly it is an omnibus term
covering a range of febrile affections due to some bacterial origin.
Table XV shows nett deaths from various causes at several age periods
during the first year of life in the City of Westminster
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||||
| – | – | 1 | – | – | |||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||
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| – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| –_ | – | – | |||||||||
| – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1 | |||||||||||