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Acton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 4.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1913. Deaths from stated causes in Week and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Diarrhoea | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation, overlaying | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Premature birth | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| Other Causes | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| 15 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 127 |
Nett Births in
the year
legitimate, 1,446.
illegitimate, 76.
Nett Deaths in
the year
legitimate infants, 121.
illegitimate infants, 6.