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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
From Measles there were seven deaths, a considerable decrease
compared with previous years.
From Whooping Cough there were 57 deaths, from Diarrhoeal
diseases 60, from Premature Birth 127, from other diseases of
infancy 107, from Tuberculous diseases eight, from diseases of the
Respiratory Organs 100, from Convulsions 21, from Syphilis 11,
from Suffocation (overlying) two, and from other causes 44,
Compared with 1911 there has been a decrease in the number
of deaths from Diarrhcea, Measles, diseases of the Respiratory Organs
and Tuberculous diseases, and an increase in the number from
Premature Birth.
In all the deaths, with three exceptions, one in Clapham and
two in Streatham, the cause of death was certified by a medical
man, or by a coroner after inquest.
44.7 of the deaths occurred in the first month, compared with
29.5 in 1911, and 40.9 in 1910; 65.3 in the first three months,
compared with 43.7 and 59.4; and 80.6 in the first six months,
compared with 65.9 and 74.5.
The Table shows that 127 died from Premature Birth, of
which 115 occurred under one month, and 103 from Congenital
Debility and Malformations, compared with 146 in i9ii,and no in
1910.
Of the total deaths under one month, viz.:—231, 115 occurred
from Premature Birth and 61 from Congenital Debility and Malformations,
a percentage of 76 2 compared with 744 per cent, in
1911.
From Diarrhceal diseases only four deaths occurred under one
month. The greatest mortality from these diseases occurred
at four weeks to three months and three to six months.
From Tuberculous diseases eight deaths occurred ; three from
Tuberculous Meningitis, one from Tuberculous Peritonitis, and