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Deptford 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford]

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Table No. 4.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
(This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local
Government Board.)

Table: Infantile Mortality, 1917.Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

Infantile Mortality, 1917.

Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 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.
All CausesCertified4531425445533245239
Uncertified....................
Small Pox................••..
Chicken Pox................••..
Measles..............156
Scarlet Fever................11
Whooping Cough............42410
Diphtheria and Croup................11
Erysipelas............1..••1
Tuberculous Meningitis............2327
Abdominal Tuberculosis............1214
Other Tuberculous Diseases............1113
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)............1124
Convulsions11....22......4
Laryngitis..........1......1
Bronchitis314..8681528
Pneumonia (all forms)....2..261071035
Diarrhœa..........42118
Enteritis1......12114321
Gastritis..........64..515
Syphilis..........11....2
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying......222..1..5
Injury at Birth....................
Atelectasis3......31......4
Congenital Malforma tions4......41......5
Premature Birth25..4..293..1..33
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus713..1186l127
Other Causes1..1..2216314
4531426445533245239
Nett Births-Legitimate, 2266; Illegitimate, 63. Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants, 223; Illegitimate infants, 16.