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Woolwich 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality During the Year 1915.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Suffocation—Overlying | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atelectasis | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 55 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| Other Causes | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 |
| Totals | 55 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 47 | 52 | 36 | 52 | 268 |
Not Births registered in
the Year
Legitimate, 2734.
Illegitimate, 81.
Not Deaths registered in
the Year
Legitimate Infants, 245.
Illegitimate Infants, 23.