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Greenford 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenford]

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Table 4.

Infant Mortality

1915. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under l year.
All causesCertified
Uncertified
Small-pox
Chicken-pox
Measles
Scarlet lever
Whooping-Cough11
Diphtheria and Croup
Erysipelas
Tuberculous Meningitis
Abdominal Tuberculosis
OtherTuberculousDiseasei
Meningitis (not Tubctcu-lous)
Convulsions
Laryngitis
Bronchitis
Pneumonia (all forms)
Diarrhoea
Enteritis11
Gastritis
Syphilis
Rickets
Suffocation overlying
Injury at birth
Atelectasis
Congenital Malformations
Premature birth111
Atrophy Debility and
Marasmus
Other causes—Accident
Totals11113

Nett births in the year—Legitimate 26; Illegitimate 1.
Nett deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants 3; Illegitimate infants 0.