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Hackney 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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33
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths under 1 year of age in the
Borough during 1925 numbered 268. This is an increase of 14
upon the number of infants' deaths recorded during 1924. The
infant mortality rate for the year is 65 per 1,000 births.
The causes of death are set out in the following table:—

Table: INFANT MORTALITY, 1925.Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

INFANT MORTALITY, 1925.

Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 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.
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles.....................1...5
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough...............246...15
Diphtheria and Croup..................1......1
Erysipelas............1............1
Tuberculous Meningitis.....................1...2
Other Tuberculous Diseases.....................1...1
Meningitis (Not Tuberculous).....................2...3
Convulsions...2......3112...7
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis...2...13532114
Pneumonia (all forms).........221015121049
Diarrhœa............2...4118
Enteritis...............5102219
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis............1.........12
Rickets..............................
Suffocation (overlying)..............................
Injury at Birth11...13............3
Atelectasis73......10............10
Congenital Defects72...11042......17
Premature Birth37531464.........50
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus2112657...119
Other Causes761216976442
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