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Ealing 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality during the Year 1918.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age.
BOROUGH OF EALING.
| Causes op 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 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 72 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | - | —_ | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, Overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Congenital Malformations | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 13 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 72 | ||
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 876
illegitimate 66.
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants 61.
illegitimate infants 11.