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Woolwich 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE IVa.

Infantile Mortality during the Year 1911.

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

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All CausesCertified
Uncertified
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles..............2..2
Scarlet Fever....................
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Whooping-cough................22
Diarrhœa..........488424
Enteritis..........1520161163
Tuberculous Meningitis..............123
Abdominal Tuberculosis................11
Other Tuberculous Diseases..........11125
Congenital Malformations54..2111..1..13
Premature Birth41314492......51
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus5..1410693331
Atelectasis511..71......8
Injury at Birth....................
Erysipelas....................
Syphilis......112......3
Rickets..............112
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)............2417
Convulsions32....51..3110
Gastritis..........2......2
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis....1..1422312
Pneumonia (all Forms)....1..1246215
Suffocation, overlying1......122....5
Other causes2..215..53114
62107139243535134273

Nett Births in the year
Legitimate, 2778.
Illegitimate, 36.
Nett Deaths in the Year of
Legitimate Infants, 256.
Illegitimate Infants, 17.