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London County Council 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Infant mortality during the year1907.

Deaths from stated causes in weeks and months under one year of age(365days).

Cause of death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.- 3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under one year.
Common InfectiousDiseases—
Small-pox
Chicken-pox12115
Measles22812520263165727098400
Scarlet Fever112221353431035
Diphtheria and Croup2222113275129753
Whooping Cough1412176869484452647880628777746
Diarrhœal Diseases—
Diarrhœa, all forms291212351081081391201019593786660471,050
Enteritis (not tuberculous)6192026716464777251502542342028598
Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh67962823191714712103324142
Wasting Diseases—
Premature Birth1,5452322011152,093141341558212,299
Congenital Defects336744928487603116154513842645
Injury at Birth1057111143117
Want of Breast-milk783422121361028174
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus327133119105684317238198129746037333119281,848
Tuberculous Diseases—
Tuberculous Meningitis12126910181527242720322427239
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesen-terica13414132916161491051310153
Other Tuberculous Diseases11241424323022282021172032264
Erysipelas463131554312422152
Syphilis1717152069404124225454741226
Rickets1——1212434105791058
Meningitis (not Tuber- culous)414312812191913202428191917210
Convulsions926556302438659433027291918201316603
Bronchitis1450635418123816011483858175657663631,284
Laryngitis2221314215
Pneumonia203523381161591501371021221211271451491541471,629
Suffocation, overlaying82282326159717654279104542421
Other causes19266643836011567625244585344423646979
Total (All Causes)2,7587606765334,7271,5791,1981,06082070072368068466863167514,145

Comparison may be made between the number of deaths from the several causes in this table with
those of the two antecedent years by reference to the following table:—
Cause of death.
1905.
1906.
1907.
Small-pox



Chicken-pox
3
3
5
Measles
389
420
400
Scarlet Fever
34
18
35
Diphtheria and Croup
52
59
53
Whooping Cough
623
502
746
Diarrhœa
3,423
4,468
1,790
Enteritis (not tuberculous)
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh
Premature Birth
2,423
2,208
2,299
Congenital Defects
547
613
645
Injury at Birth
99
113
117
Want of Breast-milk
2,281
2,130
1,922
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus
Tuberculous Meningitis
273
241
239
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica
192
225
153
Other Tuberculous Diseases
284
246
264
Erysipelas
64
50
52
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