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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
Heston and Isleworth 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Infantile Mortality during the year 1918.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 8 mts. | 3 mts. and under 6 mts. | 6 mts. and under 9 mts. | 9 mts. and under 12 mts. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | ||||||||||
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Smallpox | |||||||||||
| Chickenpox | |||||||||||
| Measles | |||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever... | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup ... | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) .. | |||||||||||
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms)... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| Diarrhoea | |||||||||||
| Euteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying ... | |||||||||||
| Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Other Causes ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 20 | 4 | 2 | ... | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 8 | 63 | |||
Legitimate 687 Legitimate infants 53
Nett Births Nett Deaths
Illegitimate 46 Illegitimate infants 10