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Acton 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1926
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TABLE IV.
INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1926.
| Causes of Death. | Ages. | Wards. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Under 1 week | 1—2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | North East | North West | South East | South West | |
| Measles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Inguinal Hernia | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Congenital Debility and Atrophy | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformation | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Marasmus | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Premature Birth | 16 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Congenital Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Other Causes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 60 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 24 | |