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Erith 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Table IV.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1913.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 wks. & under 3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 59 |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria & Croup | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Enteritis | |||||||||||
| Gastritis | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Injury at birth | |||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Premature birth | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Other causes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Totals | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 59 | |
Nett Births in the year:—Legitimate, 746; Illegitimate, 25.
Nett Deaths in the year of:—Legitimate Infants, 54; Illegitimate
Infants, 5.