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

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Marylebone 1940

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

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TABLE 1.

INFANTILE 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 6 Months.6 and under 9 Months.9 and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.All Souls.St. Mary.Christ Church.St. John.Total
1Small-Pox
2Chicken-Pox
3Measles—_
4Scarlet Fever—_
5Diphtheria and Membranous Croup
6Whooping Cough
7Diarrhœa11131411114
8Enteritis
9Tuberculous Meningitis
10Abdominal Tuberculosis
11Other Tuberculous Diseases1111
12Congenital Malformation44153115
13Premature Birth8—.19110233210
14Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1111
15Atelectasis
16Injury at Birth21331113
17Erysipelas
18Syphilis
19Rickets
20Meningitis(not tuberculous)11222
21Convulsions
22Gastritis
23Laryngitis
24Bronchitis11111
25Pneumonia(all forms)11214224
26Suffocation, overlying
27Other Causes1112112
Totals1525225423341312433

M. F. M. F. M. F.
Nett Births in the Year Legitimate, 215 197 Nett Deaths in the Year Legitimate Infants, 15 10 Nett Still births in the Year Legitimate Infants, 7 3
Illegitimate, 35 45 Illegitimate Infants, 4 4 Illegitimate Infants, 2 2
Total 250 242 Total 19 14 Total 9 5
492 33 14