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Brentford and Chiswick 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE 11.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1943.
Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 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. | Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. | Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | l |
| 6. | Diphtheria or Group | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. | Tuberculous Meningitis. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. | Abdominal Tuberculosis. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10. | Other Tuberc. Diseases. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11. | Meningitis (non T.B) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. | Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 13. | Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. | Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 15. | Pneumonia (all forms). | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 |
| 16. | Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17. | Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 18. | Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19. | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20. | Suffocation, overlying. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21. | Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 22. | Atelectasis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 23. | Congenital Malforrnation | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| 24. | Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 25. | Atrophy,Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| 26. | Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27. | Other Causes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 45 | |
BIRTHS - Legitimate 878 DEATHS-Legitimate 41
Illegitimate 52 Illegitimate 4
INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE PER 1,000 BIRTHS=48