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 7.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1920. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under one year of age.
Causes or Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Tota1 under 4 weeks. | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total d'ths under 1 yr. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Meningitis (not Tuberculosis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Congenital Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 |
Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Congenital Malformation | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
Premature Birth | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Other causes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 7 |
Totals | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 100 |
TABLE 8.
INFANTILE MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1920.
Causes of Death. | North East | North West | South East | South West | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Meningitis (not Tuberculosis) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Convulsions | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 10 |
Pneumonia (All Forms) | 2 | l | 5 | 4 | 12 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Congenital Syphilis | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 |
Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Congenital Malformation | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Premature Birth | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 |
Other Causes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Totals | 18 | 19 | 24 | 39 | 100 |