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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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and Malformations, compared with 111 in 1914, 113 in 1913, and
103 in 1912.
Of the total deaths under one month, viz.: —206, 82 occurred
from Premature Birth and 56 from Congenital Debility and Malformations,
a percentage of 66-9 compared with 74.5 in 1914.
From Diarrhoeal diseases only thiee deaths occurred undei one
month. The greatest mortality from these diseases occurred at
three to six months, and six to nine months.
From Tuberculous diseases 15 deaths occurred; eight from
Tuberculous Meningitis, and seven from other Tuberculous diseases,
compared with 10 in 1914, and five in 1913; and 105 from diseases
of the Respiratory Organs, compared with 88.
Nine deaths were registered as due to Meningitis, but enquiries
of the medical attendant showed that all these were due to simple
Meningitis.
Table XXI. shows the proportion of deaths per 1,000 births
from five groups of diseases for each week under one month, from
one to three months and for each three months up to one year of
age.
Compared with 1914, the rate from Diarrhoeal diseases was
much lower, the rate having been 15.29 per 1,000 compared with
20.26 in 1914.
From Premature Birth, Congenital Debility and Malformations
the rate was also lower than in 1914, while from Tuberculous diseases
and other causes the rate was higher.
From the Table it will be seen that the rate from common
infective diseases was highest at the ages nine to 12 months, from
Diarrhoeal diseases at three to six months, from Premature Birth,
etc., under one month, from Tuberculous diseases at three to six
and six to nine months, and from other causes at six to nine months.