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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
From Measles there were seven deaths, a considerable decrease
compared with the previous year.
From Whooping Cough there were 24 deaths, from Diarrhœal
diseases 136, from Premature Birth 115, from other diseases of
infancy 128, from Tuberculous diseases 10, from diseases of the
Respiratory Organs 88, from Convulsions 21, from Syphilis nine,
from Suffocation (overlying) five, and from other causes 43.
Compared with 1913 there has been an increase in the number
of deaths from Diarrhoea, Whooping Cough, Premature Birth, and
other diseases of infancy, but a decrease in the number from Measles
and diseases of the Respiratory Organs.
In all the deaths, with three exceptions, one in Clapham, one
in Streatham, and one in Tooting, the cause of death was certified
by a medical man, or by a coroner after inquest.
38.0 per cent, of the deaths occurred in the first month, compared
with 377 in 1913, 4 47 in 1912, and 29 5 in 1911; 55.0 in the
first three months, compared with 56 0, 65 3, and 43.7 ; and 75.7
in the first six months, compared with 74.2, 80.6, and 65.9.
The Table shows that 115 died from Premature Birth, of
which 106 occurred under one month, and 111 from Congenital
Debility and Malformations, compared with 113 in 1913, 103 in
1912, and 146 in 1911.
Of the total deaths under one month, viz. :—224, 106 occurred
from Premature Birth and 61 from Congenital Debility and Malformations,
a percentage of 74 5 compared with 74.5 in 1913.
From Diarrhoeal diseases only six deaths occurred under one
month. The greatest mortality from these diseases occurred
at four weeks to three months and three to six months.