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Acton 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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1921
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Table: TABLE 4.INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1921. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

TABLE 4.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1921. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year.
Diphtheria........................11
Measles..............................
Whooping Cough..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............1...1...2
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..................1113
Convulsions......1...1............1
Bronchitis......1...131229
Pneumonia (All forms)...1......1233312
Diarrhoea and Enteritis121...4782324
Congenital Syphillis..............................
Overlaying1.........1............1
Injury at Birth3.........3............3
Congenital Malformation621...9...1......10
Premature Birth8...12114.........15
Atrophy,Debility and Marasmus4.........411...17
Other Causes......1122.........4
Totals2356337201591192

Table: TABLE 5.INFANTILE MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1921.

TABLE 5.

INFANTILE MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1921.

Causes of Death.North East.North West.South East.South West.Total.
Diphtheria......1...1
Measles...............
Whooping Cough...............
Other Tuberculous Diseases......112
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)21......3
Convulsions......1...1
Bronchitis12...69
Pneumonia (all forms)2...2812
Diarrhoea and Enteritis6511224
Congenital Syphillis...............
Overlaying.........11
Injury at Birth...1113
Congenital Malformations112610
Premature Birth523515
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus22127
Other Causes11114
Total2015144392