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Heston and Isleworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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T able V.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks 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 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 124 | ||
| Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cnicken-pox | |||||||||||||||||||
| Measles | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria: Croup | |||||||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Diarrhoeal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | |
| Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 17 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | |
| Congenital Defects | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Want of Breast-milk | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | |||
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | ||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ||
| Suffocation, overlaying | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other Causes | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | ||
| 29 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 125 | ||||
| Population (estimated to middle of 1905) 33,194. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Births in the lear :—Legitimate 950; Illegitimate 34. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths from all Causes at all Ages—452. | |||||||||||||||||||
| *The Children of Residents only are included in this Table. | |||||||||||||||||||