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 Heston and Isleworth]
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Table V.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1908.
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. | |
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All Causes. | Certified 130 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Uncertified 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | |||||||||||||||||
Chicken-pox | ||||||||||||||||||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
Diphtheria: Croup | ||||||||||||||||||
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | |
Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastroenteritis | ||||||||||||||||||
Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ||||||||||||||||||
Wasting | Premature Birth | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 |
Congenital Defects | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Injury at Birth | ||||||||||||||||||
Diseases. | Want of Breast-milk | |||||||||||||||||
Atrophy. Debility, Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | |
Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Tuberculous Diseas | ||||||||||||||||||
Erysipelas | ||||||||||||||||||
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Rickets | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Meningitis (not Tub'culous | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Bronchitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | |
Laryngitis | ||||||||||||||||||
Pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||
Broncho Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | |
Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Other Causes | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
20 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 130 |
Population (estimated to middle of 1908) 34,895. Births in the year (residents only)Legitimate 1125; Illegitimate 44.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages (residents only)—558.