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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1919. 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 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | f Certified | 14 | 2 | 3 | _ | 19 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 52 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | ||
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | I | 1 | 5 | ||
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Syphilis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | ||
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Injury at birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — Premature Birth | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | ||
| Other causes | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | i | 9 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 3 | — | 19 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 52 | |||
Nett Births registered
during the calendar year
legitimate, 477
.illegitimate 62
Nett Deaths registered
during the calendar year of
legitimate infants 36
illegitimate „ 16