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City of London 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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(This Table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Board.)
City of London.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1913.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | 1 Certified | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| . Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ||
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Suffocation (overlying) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Premature Birth | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
| Other Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |||
(legitimate 162 (legitimate infants 14
Nett Births in the year Nett Deaths in the year of
(illegitimate 5 (illegitimate infants 2