[Report 1922] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1922
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1922] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![TABLE P 4. Infant deaths: Causes and ages. Causes of death Under 1 week 1-2 weeks 1 2-3 weeks 1 3-4 weeks Total under 4 weeks Over 4 weeks & under 3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months Total under 1 year *,, \ Certified 74 30 22 14 140 44 46 52 48 330 All causes j 1 1 1 Smallpox Chickenpoi 3 4 7 Scarlet fever Whooping cough 5 3 4 ’7 19 Diphtheria and croup 1 1 Erysipelas Tuberculous meningitis 2 1 ’3 Abdominal tuberculosis 1 1 Other tuberculous diseases Meningitis (not tuberculous) 1 ’1 Convulsions ”3 1 i 5 i 1 7 Laryngitis Bronchitis 2 2 4 's 4 3 10 6 31 Pneumonia (all forms) 1 3 4 9 13 14 15 55 Diarrhoea and Enteritis 1 2 3 7 9 7 3 29 Gastritis 3 3 1 4 Syphilis 3 1 4 1 5 Rickets Suffocation (overlying) Injury at birth l 1 2 i ’3 Atelectasis 7 7 7 Congenital malformations 11 3 3 17 5 2 24 Premature birth 39 11 3 4 57 1 1 . 59 Atrophy, debility and marasmus 7 7 6 2 22 4 8 '■‘e 4 • 44 Other causes 6 ] 2 9 6 2 7 7 31 Totals 75 30 22 14 141 44 46 52 48 331 Net births in the year— Net deaths in the year— Legitimate . 3310 Legitimate infants 316 Illegitimate .. 141 Illegitimate infants ... 15](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927163_0031.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
