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Islington 1913

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

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.¡ªTable IV.

Metropolitan Borough of Islington.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1913.

Nett Deathsfrom 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 One Month4 Weeks and under 3 Months3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All Causes.J Certified1954947293201871781ll102898
( Uncertified....................
/ Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox......................
J Measles............141116
| Scarlet Fever..............112
1 Whooping Cough ......1i236..822
Diphtheria and Croup............1..24
Erysipelas..........1......1
Tuberculous Meningitis ............12339
¡ö Abdominal Tuberculosis..........331..7
Other Tuberculous Diseases..........12..25
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..........14218
Convulsions5..218313318
Laryngitis.....................
Bronchitis138..l516I510359
Pneumonia (all forms)12..41024282324109
I Diarrhoea..........2023141168
[ Enteritis....2..22132222299
Gastritis..........622..10
Syphilis..122543....12
Rickets..............112
Suffocation, overlying11......11147....32
Injury at Birth2......2........2
Atelectasis ..14......142......16
( Congenital Malformations2253131611140
j Premature Birth911081012982....139
v Atrophy, Debility and MarasmusS8118764442895150
Other Causes10710..279711468
Totals ..195494729320187178111102898
Nett Births in the yearlegitimate .. 8,062 1Nett Deaths in the year oflegitimate infants .. 817
illegitimate .. 297illegitimate infants .. 81

[1913