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Woolwich 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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105—106
TABLE IV B.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1906.
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 | 87 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 146 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 389 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Common Infectious Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Diarrhœal Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 81 |
| Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enterits | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 11 |
| Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Wasting Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 54 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90 |
| Congenital Defects | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | 14 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 |
| Injury at Birth | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 5 |
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 38 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Tubuculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Other Causes— | |||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Convulsions | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 23 |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 |
| Layringitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Suffocation (overlaying) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Causes | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | |
| 87 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 146 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 92 | 12 | 21 | 389 |
Population (estimated to middle of 1906):—127,345. Births in the year -Legitimate, 3,448 ; Illegitimate, 76.
Deaths in the year of:—Legitimate Infants, 368 ; Illegitimate Infants, 21.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 1,666 nett.