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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Table III .
Infantile Mortality during the year 1923.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age
| Cacse of Dkath. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 rats. | 3 mts. and uuder 6m ts. | 6 mts. and under 9 mts. | 9 mts. and under 12 mts. | Total Deaths under 1 vear. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 46 |
| Smallpox | ||||||||||
| Chickenpox | ||||||||||
| Measles | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ||||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| 1 Diarrhoea | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| | Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | ||||||||||
| Rickets | ||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | ||||||||||
| Injury at Birth | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Atelectasis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| r Premature Birth | 12 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 15 |
| ^ Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Other Causes | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | ... | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 46 |
Nett Births
Legitimate
Illegitimate
815
23
Nett Deaths
Legitimate infants
Illegitimate infants
41
5