Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 22.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1929.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One year of age.
Causes of Deaths. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1 month 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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chickenpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation, Overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at Birth | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Atelectasis | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Congenital Malformation | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
Premature Birth | 20 | 2 | .. | 1 | 23 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 26 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Other Causes | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
48 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 144 |
Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 2241
Illegitimate 71
Nett deaths registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 137
Illegitimate 7