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Leyton 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table No. V.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1909.
Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Under 1
Week.
1-2 Weeks.
2-3 Weeks.
3-4 Weeks.
Total under
1 Month.
1-2 Months.
2-3 Months.
3-4 Months.
4-5 Months.
5-6 Months.
6-7 Months.
7-8 Months.
8-9 Months.
9-10 Months.
10-11
Months.
11-12
Months.
Total Deaths
under 1 Year.
All Causes
Certified
58
11
19
9
97
31
12
20
15
7
11
7
14
17
4
9
244
Uncertified
Common Infectious Diseases—
Small-pox
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Chicken Pox
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Measles
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
3
5
Scarlet Fever
Diphtheria (including Membranous
Croup)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Whooping Cough
–
–
–
1
1
2
3
1
–
–
–
1
2
3
–
3
16
Diarrhœal Diseases—
Diarrhoea, all forms
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
1
–
2
2
–
–
–
9
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis,
Gastro-enteritis ..
–
1
–
2
3
3
1
3
1
–
–
1
2
2
–
1
17
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1