Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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T able IV.—INFANT MORTALITY.
79/7.—
Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 month | 3 Month and under 6 month | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||
(«) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | ||
All causes - | Certified.. | 77 | 30 | *3 | r9 | 139 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 42 | 307 | |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||
1 Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
J Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |||
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | *8 | |||
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||
Abdominal Tuberculosis (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |||
Other Tuberculous Dis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | |||
Convulsions | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 23 | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | .. | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 46 | |||
Diarrhoea | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 12 | |||
Enteritis | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | .. | 28 | ||
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 | |||
Syphilis | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | |||
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | 1 | X | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||
Injury at birth | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Atelectasis .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||
Congenital Malformations | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | ||
1 Premature birth | 39 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 58 | ||
I Atrophy, Debility and V Marasmus.. | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 40 | ||
Other Causes | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | ||
Totals | 77 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 139 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 42 | 309 | ||
Nett Bird the year | legitimate | 2,704 | Nett Deaths in the year | legitimate infants | 270 | |||||||
1 illegitimate | 112 | illegitimate infants . | 39 |
(a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous Peritonitis and Enteritis
and from Tabes Mesenterica.
(£) Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.