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 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.