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Islington 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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[1917

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—T ABLE IV.

Metropolitan Borough of Islington.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1917. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under four Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All CausesCertified94382571641091119791572
Uncertified....................
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox................11
Measles..........1372233
Scarlet Fever..........11
Whooping Cough..........137617
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis..........126615
Abdominal Tuberculosis..........2....13
Other Tuberculous Diseases............2237
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..........245314*
Convulsions......3..1217
Laryngitis1......I........1
Bronchitis....2131683535
Pneumonia (all forms)121151923252395
Diarrhoea..1113686225
Enteritis..621971410343
Gastritis........426
Syphilis1..4..52119
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying2....1322....7
Injury at Birth1......1........1
Atelectasis8......8..1....9
Congenital Malformations1363..22..1....26
Premature Birth50128..701011183
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1251220322912598
Other Causes533..114611436
Totals94382571641091119791572
Nett Births in the yearlegitimate 5,540 )Nett Deaths in the year oflegitimate infants512
illegitimate 297illegitimate infantsCo

* Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis (7).