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Woolwich 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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105—106
TABLE IV b.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1907.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1 to 2 Weeks. | 2 to 3 Weeks. | 3 to 4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1 to 2 Months. | 2 to 3 Months. | 3 to 4 Months. | 4 to 5 Months. | 5 to 6 Months. | 6 to 7 Months. | 7 to 8 Months. | 8 to 9 Months. 9 to 10 Months. | 10 to 11 Mont hs. | 11 to 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes- | |||||||||||||||||
| Certified | 83 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 140 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 372 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Common Infectious Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 13 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 |
| Diarrhoœl Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 27 |
| Enteritis, Muco-Enteritis, Gastro-En teritis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 15 |
| Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Wasting Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 42 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 |
| Congenital Defects | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 |
| Tuberculous Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: | |||||||||||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Other Causes | |||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 |
| Bronchitis | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ... | 38 |
| Suffocation (Overlying) | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Other Causes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 83 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 140 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 372 | |
Population (estimated to middle of 1907) :—129,336.
Births in the year:- Legitimate, 3,216; Illegitimate, 79.
Deaths in the year:- Legitimate Infants, 348 ; Illegitimate Infants, 24.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 1616.