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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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15 1922
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1922.
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 1 month | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | Total under 12 months | North East | North West | South East | South West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Phthisis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (Not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | ... | 2 | 10 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 9 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Congenital Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overlaying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformation | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Prematurity | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Atrophy Debility and Marasmus | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Causes | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 27 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 75 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 29 |