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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
From Measles there were 23 deaths, a considerable increase
compared with the previous year.
From Whooping Cough there were 12 deaths, from Diarrhoea!
diseases 132, from Premature Birth 103, from other diseases of
infancy 103, from Tuberculous diseases five, from diseases of the
Respiratory Organs 121, from Convulsions 26, from Syphilis seven,
from Suffocation (overlying) two, and from other causes 69.
Compared with 1912 there has been an increase in the number
of deaths from Diarrhœa, Measles, and diseases of the Respiratory
Organs, but a decrease in the number from Whooping Cough and
Premature Birth.
In all the deaths, with one exception, in Streatham, the cause
of death was certified by a medical man, or by a coroner after
inquest.
377 of the deaths occurred in the first month, compared with
447 in 1912, 29.5 in 1911, and 40.9 in 1910; 56.0 in the first three
months, compared with 65.3, 437 and 59.4.; and 74.2 in the first
six months, compared with 80.6, 65.9 and 74.5.
The Table shows that 103 died from Premature Birth, of
which 97 occurred under one month, and 113 from Congenital
Debility and Malformations, compared with 103 in 1912,146 in 1911,
and 110 in 1910.
Of the total deaths under one month, viz.:—228, 97 occurred
from Premature Birth and 73 from Congenital Debility and Malformations,
a percentage of 74'5 compared with 76*2 in 1912.
From Diarrhœal diseases only two deaths occurred under one
month. The greatest mortality from these diseases occurred
at four weeks to three months and three to six months.