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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XIII shows net deaths from various causes at several age
periods during the first year of life in the City of Westminster:—
Table XIII.-Infant Mortality.-Causes at various ages.
| 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 and Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 |
| Premature birth | 19 | 3 | - | - | 22 | 1 | - | - | - | 23 |
| Other causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Stomach and bowel | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Accidents and negligence | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Congenital Defects | 4 | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 3 | - | 2 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 57 |
The causes of death of the Illegitimate were:—br. pneumonia 1,
prematurity 3, stomach and bowel diseases 4, congenital defects 2, and
accidents and negligence 6.
Table XIV. Infant Mortality.-Net Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in Pimlico A rea (Victoria, Kniglitsbridge St. George and Hamlet 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 One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Stomach and bowel | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 7 |
| Premature birth | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Accidents | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital defects | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
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