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Brentford and Chiswick 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE II.
NFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1948 Vet 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.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. | Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 13. | Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. | Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 16. | Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17. | Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 18. | Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19. | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20. | Suffocation, overlying | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 21. | Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 22. | Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 23. | Congenital Malformation | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 24. | Premature Birth | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 25. | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26. | Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27. | Other Causes | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 30 | |
Births. Deaths.
Legitimate 1001 Legitimate 25
Illegitimate 62 Illegitimate 5
Infantile Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births = 28.7
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