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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1916
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TABLE 7.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1916.
Deaths from stated causes in Week and Months under One Year of Age.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
Tuberculous Menengitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Diarrhoea | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 |
Enteritis | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Injury at birth | I | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Atelectasis | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
Premature birth | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Other Causes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Totals | 29 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 102 |