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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
Hammersmith 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith]
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Deaths of Illegitimate Children.—The corrected number
of deaths of illegitimate infante under one .year of age was
12 or at the rate of 101 per 1,000 illegitimate births.
It is interesting to note the very great difference between
the death-rate of legitimate and illegitimate infante. The
former being 63 per 1,000 whilst the latter is 101 per 1,000,
a difference of 38 per 1,000.
The following table on infantile mortality has been
prepared in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of
Health.
TABLE III.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total uuder 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 45 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 153 | |
| Uncertified | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Measles | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | — | - | - | — | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | - | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | - | — | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bronchitis | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | |
| Diarrhœ | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Suffocation, overlaping | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | — | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Premature Birth | 25 | 2 | - | 1 | 28 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 31 | |
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 15 | |
| Other causes | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Totals | 45 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 153 | |
| Nett Births in the Yea | Legitimate | Illegitimate | |||||||||
| Nett Deaths in the Year of: | Legitimate Infants | Illegitimate Infants | |||||||||
Deaths of Aged Persons The corrected number of deaths
of residents at 65 years of age and upwards registered during
the year was 665, against 625 in the previous year. These
deaths were equal to 4.6 per 1,000 of the total persons living,
and 390 per 1,000 of the total deaths of residents registered.