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 Acton]
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TABLE 4.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1911.
Deaths from stated causes in Week and Months under One Year of age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 weekl | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 moathS. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 55 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Tuberculous Meningits | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Abdominal T uberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Premature Birth | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 37 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Convulsions | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 32 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 25 | 48 | 39 | 35 | 205 |
Nett Births
in the year
legitimate, 1486
illegitimate, 43
Nett Deaths in
the year of
legitimate infants, 777
illegitimate infants, 23