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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 8.
INFANT MORTALITY. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under One Year, 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 C Months. | 6 and under 9 Months. | 9 and under 12 Months. | Total Doaths under 1 Year. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small-Pox | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chicken-Pox . | |||||||||||||||
| 3 J | Measles | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Scarlet Fever . | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 7 1 | Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8} | Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 10 J | Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||
| U( | Other Tuberculous Diseasos . | |||||||||||||||
| 12 ( | Congenital Malformation . | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | ||||||||
| 13 1 | Premature Birth | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | - | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 14 ^ | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 16 | Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Erysipelas | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Syphilis | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Rickets | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Meningitis (not | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| 21 | Convulsions . | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Gastritis | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 23 | Laryngitis | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Bronchitis | — | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | - | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 12 |
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlaying | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| 27 | Other Causes . | 2 | - | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 63 |
M. F. M. F. M. F.
Nett Births | Legitimate, 379 370 Nott Deaths f Legitimate Infants, 26 18 ^ gtmbirthfl ( Legitimate Infants, 14 15
in tho Year | illegitimate, 50 00 'n ^'K ^oar ( Illegitimate Infants, 12 7 ^oar ( Illegitimate Infants, 6 1
Total ... 429 430 Total 38 25 Total 20 16
859 63 36