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Twickenham 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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, _ T1?e 'n^ant death rate for 143 towns with populations of comparable size was 55 That
for Twickenham was 49.4.

Table: Table of death rates per thousand live births of infants in Twickenham during the rast 25 years:—

Table of death rates per thousand live births of infants in Twickenham during the rast 25 years:—

YearRateYearRateYearRate
191268.7192058.2192852.0
191379.7192184.7192961.1
191480.5192270.2.193040.3
1915100.2192372.2193139.2
191685.6192454.6193251.4
191782.2192570.1193352.0
1918113.9192649.0193465.2
191966.3192755.41935 193641.8 49.4

Table: 1 he number of infants who died before the end of the first month of life was 23 giving a neonatal death rate of 29.1 per thousand live births. The neonatal death rate for the past five years has been:—

1 he number of infants who died before the end of the first month of life was 23 giving a neonatal death rate of 29.1 per thousand live births. The neonatal death rate for the past five years has been:—

Yearlst week2nd week3rd week4th weekRate
193282—118.1
19331512132.1
1934142—228.6
19351412-24.5
19361722229.1

Table: The following table shows the deaths of infants under 5 years of age which occurred during1936 Causes of death of children under 5 years of age, 1936.

The following table shows the deaths of infants under 5 years of age which occurred during1936 Causes of death of children under 5 years of age, 1936.

CAUSES OF DEATH.week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under one month1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal under one year1-2 years2-3 years3-4 years4-5 yearsTotal under fire years
Measles..............................1.........1
Scarlet Fever.............................................
Whooping Cough.............................................
Diphtheria.............................................
Erysipelas.............................................
Tuberculosis.................................11...2
Bronchitis........................11............1
Pneumonia.... . ....11211163.........9
Enteritis&, Gastritis...............12115............5
Syphilis.............................................
Atelectasis2.........2............2............2
Accident or injury at birth1.........1............1............1
Congenital malformations...1113............3............3
Premature birth9...1...101.........11............11
Debility1.........1............1............1
Atrophy and Marasmus1.........12......31.........4
Other diseases21......31.........4112...8
Violence.............................................
Inattention at birth1.........1............1............1
Total1722223732338623...49

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The total number of deaths under one year of age in this table differs slightly from those
in the table of the Registrar General, as the period to which they refer is not identical with that
from which this figure was taken.
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