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Deptford 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

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The following Table gives details of the causes of death in the
various age groups:—

Infantile Mortality, 1932.

Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
All Causes31343412321212108
Smallpox......11........1
Chicken Pox....................
Measles..............1..1
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..................1
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Influenza....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............l..l
Abdominal Tuberculosis....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................
Meningitis (not tuberculous)............33..6
Convulsions1........1. .1..4
Laryngitis............. .......
Bronchitis1......2312..8
Pneumonia (all forms)........2445217
Diarrhoea....................
Enteritis........2684..20
Gastritis....................
Syphilis....................
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlaying1......1........1
Injury at Birth1......1........1
Atelectasis6......61......7
Congenital Malformations41....5..21..8
Premature Birth111....121....13
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus3......3533..14
Other Causes31....41• •• •..5
Totals31343412321212108
Death-rate in each age-group per 1,000 births18.61.82 .41.824.613.812.612.61.2647
Percentage of total deaths in each age-group2872.83.72.838.021.319.419.41.9100