Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Table III.
Infantile Mortality during the year 1924.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 nits. | 3 mts. and ui dcr (urn. | 6 mts. nnd under 9 mts. | 9 mts. nnd under 12 mts. | Total Deaths under 1 vears | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Certified | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 51 | ||
Smallpox | ||||||||||||
Chickenpox | ||||||||||||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||||
Whooping Cough | ||||||||||||
Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||||
Erysipelas | ||||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Abdominal Tubercnlosis | ||||||||||||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||||||||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ||||||||||||
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
Laryngitis | ||||||||||||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Syphilis | ||||||||||||
Rickets | ||||||||||||
Suffocation, overlying | ||||||||||||
Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Congenital Malformations | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
. Premature Birth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 7 | ||
Other Causes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 51 | |||
Nett Births | Legitimate | 818 | Nett Deaths | Legitimate infants | 46 | |||||||
Illegitimate | 25 | Illegitimate infants | 5 |