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Beckenham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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DISTRICT OF BECKENHAM.
Infant Mortality.
1920. NETT DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 41 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tubercular | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (Not Tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Injury at Birth | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Atelectasis... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Congenital Malformations .. | 1 | l | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | I | 7 | |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | 11 | |||
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals ...... | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 41 | ||
Nett Births in the year
Nett Deaths in the year oi'
... legitimate 631, illegitimate 37.
legitimate infants 35, illegitimate 6.