London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Marylebone 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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TABLE I.
Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under 1 Year of age, and in Sub-Districts.
No.
CAUSE OF DEATH
Under
1
Week
1 and
under 2
Weeks
2 and
under 3
Weeks
3 and
under 4
Weeks
Total
under 1
Month
1 and
under 3
Months
3 and
under 6
Month;
6 and
under 9
Months
9 and
under
12
Months
Total
Deaths
under
1 Year
All Souls
St. Mary
Christ
Church
St. John
Total
1
Small-Pox















2
Chicken-Pox














3
Measles







1

1



1
1
4
Scarlet Fever















5
Diphtheria and Croup















6
Whooping Cough





1
2
1
1
5
2

3

5
7
Diarrhœa





2
5
1

8
3
1
3
1
8
8
Enteritis
1


1
2
3
9
4
6
24
4
3
11
6
24
9
Tuberculous Meningitis








2
2


2

2
10
Abdominal Tuberculosis















11
Other Tuberculous
Diseases















12
Congenital Malformation
3

2

5
2
2
1
1
11
2
4
3
2
11
13
Premature Birth
8
2
2

12
3
2


17
5
6
3
3
17
14
Atrophy, Debility and
Marasmus
1
2

3
2



5


3
2
5
15
Atelectasis
1
1


2




2

2


2
16
Injury at Birth
4



4
1



5
––

2
3
5
17
Erysipelas















18
Syphilis















19
Rickets















20
Meningitis (not
Tuberculous)





1



1

1


1
21
Convulsions





1



1


1

1
22
Gastritis















23
Laryngitis















24
Bronchitis







2

2
1

1

2
25
Pneumonia (all forms)
1



1


2

3

1
2

3
26
Suffocation, Overlying















27
Other Causes


2
1
3


1
1
5
1
1
2
1
5
Totals.
19
5
6
2
32
16
20
13
11
92
18
19
36
19
92
M. F. M. F. M. F.
Nett Births Legitimate 477 456 Nett Deaths Legitimate infants 41 37 Nett Stillbirths Legitimate infants 17 16
in the Year illegitimate, 73 49 in the year Illegitimate Infants, 9 5 in the Year illegitimate Infants, 2 2
Total 550 505 Total 50 42 Total 19 18
1,055 92 37