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Chiswick 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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TABLE V.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1907. Deaths from stated causes in Wee s and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | Total under 1 month | 1-2 months | 2—3 months | 3—4 months | 4- 5 months | 5—6 months | 6—7 months| | 7—8 months | 8—9 months | 9-10 months | 10-11 months | 11-12 months | Total deaths under one year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes— | |||||||||||||||||
| Certified | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | l | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| i. Common Infectious Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| ii. Diarrhœal Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Enteritis, MuEo-Enteritis, Gastro-Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| iii. Wasting Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Congenital Defects | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 |
| iv. Tuberculous Diseases- | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis, Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| v. Other Causes— | |||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Other Causes | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 57 |
Population, estimated to middle of 1907, 21,000. Births in the year :
Legitimate 502, illegitimate 11. Deaths from all causes at all ages:
Registered 295, residents 309.