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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
which was 132 per 1,000 births. Only once during the decennium
viz., in 1903, was this rate lower.
The Tables which follow are inserted at the request of the Local
Government Board, and show in much more detail than has been done
in previous years full particulars of the deaths of infants under one
year at monthly age periods and from different diseases.
Table XVII. includes deaths in the whole Borough, and the six
following Tables the deaths for each separate sub-district.
It will be seen that only two deaths occurred from the notifiable
infectious diseases, both occurring in Streatham, 15 from Measles,
33 from Whooping Cough, 34 from diseases of a Tubercular nature,
128 from Premature Birth, 271 from Congenital defects or diseases,
120 from Diarrhoea, 136 from Respiratory Diseases, 11 from Accidents,
and 168 from all other causes.
Compared with 1904 there is an increase in the number of deaths
from Premature Birth, Respiratory Diseases, Tubercular Diseases,
Measles and Whooping Cough, and a decrease in the number of deaths
from Developmental Diseases, the Notifiable Diseases, Accidents,
all causes, and especially from Diarrhoea.
In all the deaths, with the exception of three, the cause of death
was certified by a medical man or by the coroner after inquest.
34.2 per cent of the total deaths occurred in the first month, 52.4
per cent. in the first three months, and 71.8 per cent. in the first six
months.
An analysis of the Table for the whole Borongh shows that 36.4 per
cent. of the total deaths occurred from wasting diseases, and that of the
deaths from wasting diseases 70 per cent. occurred under one month. Of
the total deaths under one month, viz., 280, 210 or 75 per cent. occurred
from wasting diseases. From Diarrhoeal diseases, on the other hand,
the number of deaths under one month was only 11 out of a total of
185. The greatest mortality occurred from the second to the tenth
month. 34 deaths occurred from Tuberculous Diseases, the majority
being Tuberculous Meningitis. From diseases of the Respiratory
Organs 136 deaths occurred, only 12 of which occurred under one
month.