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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[1914
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE IV.
Metropolitan Borough of Islington.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1914.
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 One Month | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 179 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 291 | 159 | 181 | 118 | 100 | 849 |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 43 | |
| * Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 13 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 43 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 85 | |
| Diarrhoea | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2,3 | .58 | 30 | 15 | 131 | |
| Enteritis Gastritis | 1 1 | 1 .. | 1 .. | 1 2 | 4 3 | 17 2 | 21 3 | 6 4 | 6 1 | 54 13 | |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | 19 | |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Atelectasis | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 20 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 5 | .. | 1 | 47 | |
| Premature Birth | 05 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 129 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 96 | |
| Other Causes | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 60 | |
| Totals | 179 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 291 | 159 | 181 | 118 | 100 | 849 | |
| Nett Births | legitimate 7,784 | Nett Deaths | legitimate infants | 78.5 | |||||||
| in the year | illegitimate 276 | in the year of | illegitimate infants | 63 | |||||||