Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]
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Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1year of age.
| Cause of Death. | Under I week | Total under 4 weeks | 6 months & under 9 months | Total deaths under I year. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ( hicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Scarlet fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Whooping-Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Diphtheria ami Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ..Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..1 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Injury at birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Congenital Malformations (c) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Premature birth | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Totals | 3 | •• | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 459
illegitimate .19