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Woolwich 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 24.
INFANT DEATHS, 1924.
Cause of Death.
The Borough.
Woolwich.
West Plumstead.
East Plumstead.
Eltham.
Under
4 weeks
4 weeks1
year
Under
4 weeks
4 weeks1
year
Under
4 weeks
4 weeks1
year
Under
4 weeks
4 weeks1
year
Under
4 weeks
4 weeks1
year
Small-pox
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Chicken-pox
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Measles
..
6
..
5
..
..
..
..
..
1
Scarlet Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Whooping Cough
1
6
1
..
..
3
..
2
..
1
Diphtheria and Croup
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Erysipelas
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Tuberculous meningitis
..
4
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
Abdominal Tuberculosis
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Other Tuberculous Diseases
..
2
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
..
3
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
1
Convulsions
..
3
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
...
Laryngitis
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
l
Bronchitis
3
12
2
8
..
2
..
2
1
..
Pneumonia (all forms)
2
23
..
11
..
2
2
2
..
8
Diarrhoea
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Enteritis
1
9
..
5
..
1
..
2
1
1
Gastritis
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Syphilis
1
3
..
2
1
1
..
..
..
..
Rickets
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Suffocation, overlying
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
Injury at Birth
6
..
1
..
2
..
..
..
3
..
Atelectasis
6
..
1
..
..
..
3
..
2
..
Congenital malformation
11
2
1
..
1
1
4
..
5
1
Premature Birth
26
..
5
..
5
..
10
..
6
..
Atrophy,Debility & Marasmus
9
11
3
5
4
1
1
3
1
2
Other Causes
3
13
2
3
..
3
1
4
..
3
69
99
16
45
13
16
21
17
19
21
168
61
29
38
40