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Islington 1913

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

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TABLE XXIV.

Showing theMortalityper1,000Births amongInfants under one year of agein the three years1901-03 ;in the ten years1903-12 ;and in1913from certainspecified causes.

Causes of DeathMean rate of 3 years 1901-2-3 per 1,000 Births.1913.Mean rate 10 years 1903-12 per 1,000 Births.
Premature Birth and Congenital Defects24.2521.4123.35
Bronchitis and Pneumonia25.6720.1020.42
Atrophy and Marasmus20.5417.9515.96
Diarrhœal Diseases (all forms)19.018.1420.89
Convulsions6.662.153.05
Whooping Cough6.442.634.58
Measles3.271.913.52
Phthisis1.850.240.70
Other forms of Tuberculosis5.680.274.81
Diohtheria0.430.360.35
Total of above113.8077.1697.63
All other causes18.9130.2616.08
Total132.71107.42113.71