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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Infant Mortality during the Year 1913.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes Certified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Causes Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 8 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation, Overlying | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Premature Birth | 7 | 3 | — | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other Causes | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 90 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 1,199
illegitimate 59
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants
illegitimate infants