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Acton 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE IV.
INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1931.
| 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 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Spina-Bifida | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| White Asphyxia | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Hydrocephalus | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Pyloric Stenosis | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Marasmus | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Teething | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Neglect at Birth | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Prolonged Labour | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Convulsions | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Sarcoma | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Septicaemia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Otitis Media | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 62 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 24 |