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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Woolwich 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 23.Infant Mortality, 1930.Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.

TABLE No. 23.

Infant Mortality, 1930.

Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.

Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1 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..............112
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough....................
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis....................
Abdominal Tuberculosis....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..........1....23
Convulsions111..3........3
Laryngitis..............1..1
Bronchitis..........2..215
Pneumonia..1..12344114
Diarrhoea..............1..1
Enteritis............3115
Gastritis............1....1
Syphilis....................
Rickets....................
Suffocation, Overlying....................
Injury at Birth..3......3........3
Atelectasis2......2........2
Congenital Malformation321174..1..12
Premature Birth1423120........20
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus3111641....10
Other Causes......112419
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Nett Births registered during the calendar year
Nett Deaths registered during the calendar year
Legitimate, 2,127 ; Illegitimate, 61.
Legitimate, 90 ; Illegitimate, 1.