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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
Erith 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Table IV.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1919.
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 Uncertified | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 38 | |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Congenital Malformation | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Premature birth | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Totals | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 38 | ||
| Nett Births in the year :—Legitimate, M 332 ; F 301; Total 633. | |||||||||||
| Illegitimate, M 15; F 22; Total 37. | |||||||||||
| Nett Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 33. | |||||||||||
| Illegitimate Infants, 5. | |||||||||||