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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T able IV.
Infantile Mortality during the year 1914.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | '2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | Certified | 2 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 98 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Smallpox | |||||||||||
Chickenpox | |||||||||||
Measles | |||||||||||
Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
Erysipelas | • | ||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Laryngitis | |||||||||||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Rickets | |||||||||||
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Premature Birth | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 10 | |
Other Causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | |
27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 98 |
Nett Births
Legitimate 955
Illegitimate 46
Nett Deaths
Legitimate infants 72
Illegitimate infants 16