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Hammersmith 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Deaths of Illegitimate Children.—The corrected number
of deaths of illegitimate infants under one year of age was
22 or at the rate of 172 per 1,000 illegitimate births.
It is interesting to note the very great difference between
the death-rate of legitimate and illegitimate infants. The
former being 54 per 1,000 whilst the latter is 172 per 1,000,
a difference of 118 per 1,000.
The following table on infantile mortality has been
prepared in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of
Health.
TABLE III.
| CAUSE 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 1 year. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 41 | 6 | — | 7 | 54 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 126 | |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | l | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | l | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 20 | l | — | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 30 | |
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | |
| Other causes | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | |
| Totals | 41 | 6 | — | 7 | 54 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 126 | |
| Nett Births in the Year: Legitimate. 1948; Illegitimate. 128. Nett Deaths in the Year of: Legitimate Infants, 104; Illegitimate Infants, 22. | |||||||||||
Deaths of Aged Persons.—The corrected number of deaths
of residents at 65 years of age and upwards registered during
the year was 769, against 650 in the previous year. These
deaths were equal to 5.8 per 1,000 of the total persons living,
and 445 per 1,000 of the total deaths of residents registered.