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Carshalton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 7.
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1938.
Deaths classified as to cause and age at death.
| Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Malformation | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Causes | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Totals | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 41 |
Nett Births in the year—Males 454, Females 413 : Legitimate 846, Illegitimate 33. Nett deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants, 40. Nett deaths in the year of Illegitimate Infants 0.
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