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Carshalton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 7.
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1944. 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (overlying) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital Malformation | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 8 |
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 35 |