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 Chislehurst]
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Table 4. —Chislehurst Urban District.
INFANT MORTALITY. 1914. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| CAUSE 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 Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes—Certified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ] Abdominal Tuberculosis .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| v Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 167, Illegitimate, 7; Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 3; Llligitimate Infants, 0. | ||||||||||