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Woolwich 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 18.

Table: INFANT MORTALITY, 1926.Nett deaths from stated causes at various Ages under one year of age.

INFANT MORTALITY, 1926.

Nett deaths from stated causes at various Ages under one year of age.

Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1 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............1....3
Scarlet Fever......................
Whooping-cough............1....1
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis..........11....3
Abdominal Tuberculosis....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..................1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) ......................
Convulsions......1..1......3
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis..1......1....13
Pneumonia (all forms)..........74..316
Diarrhoea............1....1
Enteritis111..32....17
Gastritis............1....1
Syphilis................11
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying......11i......2
Injury at Birth2......2........2
Atelectasis4......4........4
Congenital Malformation1....124....28
Premature Birth263..130..2....32
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus41..1612....9
Other causes122..6..21210
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Nett Births registered during
the calendar vear
Legitimate 2394
Illegitimate 69
Nett Deaths registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 98
Illegitimate 9