Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE IV.
(Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the
Medical Officer of Health.)
INFANT MORTALITY, 1917.
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 | Certified | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 90 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria & Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis (a) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Convulsions | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 12 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Congenital Malformations (b) | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
Premature Birth | 16 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 14 | |
Other causes | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | |
Totals | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 90 |
Nett Births in the year: legitimate, 1052; illegitimate 71.
Nett Deaths in the year of: legitimate infants, 74; illegitimate infants, 16
(a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis have been included deaths from Tuberculosis Peritonitis
and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenterica.
(b) The total deaths from Congenital Malformations, Premature Birth, Atrophy, Debility and
Marasmus, equal the total in Table III, under the heading Congenital Debility and Malformation
including Premature Birth.
Want of Breast Milk has been included under Atrophy and Debility.