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Woolwich 1929

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TABLE No. 23. INFANT DEATHS, 1929.

Causes of Death.	The Borough.		Woolwich.		West Plumstead.		East Plumstead.		Eltham.
Causes of Death.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.
Smallpox	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Chickenpox	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Measles	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	....
Scarlet Fever	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Whooping Cough	5	6	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	4
Diphtheria and Croup	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Erysipelas	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Tuberculous Meningitis	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Abdominal Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other Tuberculous Diseases	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)	..	. .	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Convulsions	3	2	1	1	..	..	1	1	1	..
Laryngitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bronchitis	5	7	1	2	1	1	3	4	..	..
Pneumonia	12	14	6	4	2	2	2	3	2	5
Diarrhoea	3	2	..	..	..	..	1	1	2	1
Enteritis	11	2	3	..	2	..	2	..	4	2
Gastritis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Syphilis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Rickets	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Suffocation, Overlying	. .	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Injury at birth	4	1	2	1	1	..	..	..	1	..
Atelectasis	1	3	1	2	..	1	..	..	..	..
Congenital Malformation	5	3	2	1	1		1		1	2
Premature birth	14	12	7	3	2	4	1	3	4	2
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus	5	3	1	1	1	2	2	..	l	..
Other causes	12	6	⁴	¹	3	2	••	1	5	2
	81	63	31	17	15	12	13	15	22	19
	144		48		27		28		41