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Heston and Isleworth 1908
[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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.