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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
Acton 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 4.
INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths from stated causes in Weeks
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-2 months. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Infectious Diseases | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhceal Diseases | Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Wasting Diseases | Premature Birth | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Congenital Defects | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Atrophy, Debility, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Marasmus | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases | Tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis : Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Causes | Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 'Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Other causes | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| 31 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 20 | ||
Population estimated to middle of 1909, 56,000.
legitimate, 1451.
Births in the year
illegitimate, 29.