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Erith 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Table IV.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1918.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Diphtheria & Croup | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Gastritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Syphilis | |||||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Injury at birth | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Atelectasis | |||||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Premature birth | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Other causes | 1 | ___ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Totals | 9 | 4 | i | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 50 | ||
Nett Births in the year :—Legitimate, 632 ; Illegitimate, 28.
Nett Deaths in the year of:—Legitimate Infants, 46 ; Illegitimate
Infants, 4.
Still-birfhs, 9.