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Woolwich 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE IV.

Infant Mortality.

1914. Nett 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 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
All CausesCertifiedNo uncertified Deaths..........
Uncertified
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles..............224
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping-cough......11834..16
Diphtheria and Croup..............1..1
Erysipelas......11........1
Tuberculous Meningitis..........12115
Abdominal Tuberculosis............1..12
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............112
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..........11..13
Convulsions............12..3
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis......11246417
Pneumonia (all Forms)......117851031
Diarrhœa..........24..28
Enteritis..........434415
Gastritis......111......2
Syphilis..........12..25
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying..........2......2
Injury at Birth11....2........2
Atelectasis9......9........9
Congenital Malformations31..1521....8
Premature Birth405355341....58
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus1212116412..23
Other causes31127453322
6896149743373131239

Nett Births in the year
Nett Deaths in the Year of
Legitimate, 2765.
Illegitimate, 59.
Legitimate Infants, 232.
Illegitimate Infants, 7.