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Brentford and Chiswick 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE 11
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1942.
Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Under one week | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months! | 9 -12 months | Total under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. | Chickenpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6. | Diphtheria or Croup | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. | Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. | Meningitis (non T.B.) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 9. | Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. | Other Tuberculosis Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1l. | Tuberculosis Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12. | Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13. | Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14. | Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 9 |
| l6. | Diarrhoea | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17. | Enteritis | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | 15 |
| 18. | gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19. | Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20. | Suffocation (overlying) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21. | Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22. | Atelectasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 23. | Atrophy; Debility & Marasmus | - | - | - | - | -. | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| 24. | Congenital Malformation | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| 25. | Premature Birth | 8 | - | 1 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 25. | Pemphigus Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27. | Other causes | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| TOTALS: | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 53 | |
BIRTHS; Legitimate 742 DEATH: Legitimate 52
Illegitimate 45 Illegitimate 1
"INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE PER 1,000 BIRTHS = 67