Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.¡ªTable IV.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1913.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under One Month | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | J Certified | 195 | 49 | 47 | 29 | 320 | 187 | 178 | 1ll | 102 | 898 |
| ( Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| / Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| J Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |
| | Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 Whooping Cough .. | .. | .. | 1 | i | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | 8 | 22 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| ¡ö Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Convulsions | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | 8 | .. | 16 | I5 | 10 | 3 | 59 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 109 | |
| I Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 68 | |
| [ Enteritis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 99 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .... | .. | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | 10 | ||
| Syphilis | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 12 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 14 | 7 | .. | .. | 32 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Atelectasis .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | |
| ( Congenital Malformations | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | |
| j Premature Birth | 91 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 129 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 139 | |
| v Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | S8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 150 | |
| Other Causes | 10 | 7 | 10 | .. | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 68 | |
| Totals .. | 49 | 47 | 29 | 320 | 187 | 178 | 111 | 102 | 898 | ||
| Nett Births in the year | legitimate .. 8,062 1 | Nett Deaths in the year of | legitimate infants .. 817 | ||||||||
| illegitimate .. 297 | illegitimate infants .. 81 | ||||||||||
[1913