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Woolwich 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 18. INFANT MORTALITY, 1922.

Cause of DeathUnder 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks1 month and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles..............224
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping-cough..........22149
Diphtheria and Croup................11
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis....................
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............1..1
Other Tuberculous Diseases................11
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)............21..3
Convulsions4......42....17
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis1......136..212
Pneumonia (all forms)1..124784730
Diarrhœa..1....1........1
Enteritis............2316
Gastritis....................
Syphilis..........21....3
Rickets............1..12
Suffocation, overlying1......1..1....2
Injury at Birth3......3........3
Atelectasis4..1..51......6
Congenital Malformation511292..1..12
Premature Birth4042..46........46
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus72....9442120
Other causes21..14161315
689558724331624184

Nett Births registered during Legitimate 2835.
the calendar year Illegitimate 106.
Nett Deaths registered during (Legitimate 171.
the calendar year Illegitimate 13.