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Brentford and Chiswick 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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TABLE II.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1949.

Table: Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.

Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.

Cause ok DeathUnder 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal under 1 year |
1.Smallpox----------
2.Chicken Pox----------
4.Scarlet Fever----------
5.Whooping cough----------
6.Diphtheria or Croup--—-------
7.Erysipelas——-———————
8.Tuberculous Meningitis--------11
9.Abdominal Tuberculosis--—-------
10.Other Tuberc. Diseases----------
11.Meningitis (Non-T.B.)----------
12.Convulsions-------1—1
13.Laryngitis----------
14.Bronchitis------1--1
15.Pneumonia (all forms)—————13—15
16.Diarrhoea----—-----
17.Enteritis————-11——2
18.Gastritis————-—————
19.Rickets-———-————-
20.Suffocation1———1————1
21.Injury at Birth1———1————1
22.Atelectasis11——2————2
23.Congenital Malformation11—131——15
'24.Premature Birth4———4————4
25.Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus----------
26.Pemphigus Neonatorum----------
27.Other Causes----------
TOTALS82—111351323

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BIRTHS—Legitimate 918 DEATHS—Legitimate 22
Illegitimate 49 Illegitimate 1
INFANT MORTALITY RATE. PER 1,000 BIRTHS =23.78.
11