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 Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE II.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1945. 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. | Diphtheria or Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. | Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. | Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. | Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. | Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11. | Meningitis (Non-T.B.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12. | Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13. | Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14. | Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15. | Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 16. | Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17. | Enteritis | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 18. | Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19. | Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20. | Suffocation, overlying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21. | Injury at Birth | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 22. | Atalectasis | - | 1 | -_ | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 23. | Congenital Malformation | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| 24. | Premature Birth | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | — | - | - | - | 10 |
| 25. | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26. | Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - |
| 27. | Other Causes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| TOTALS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | 32 | |
Births. Deaths.
Legitimate 803 Legitimate 26
Illegitimate 83 Illegitimate 6
Infantile Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births = 36.1.
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