[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.

  • Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / 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 2-3 weeks 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 All causes 62 9 9 5 85 41 46 41 40 253 Smallpox Chicken pox Measles 2 8 10 Scarlet fever Whooping cough 1 1 1 4 7 Diphtheria Influenza 1 1 2 Tuberculosis of central nervous system 1 1 2 Tuberculosis of intestines and peritoneum 1 1 Meningitis (not tuberculous) 1 1 2 Convulsions **] i 2 1 2 l 3 10 Bronchitis (all forms) 2 1 3 6 3 6 1 17 Pneumonia (all forms) 2 2 11 19 20 16 68 Diarrhoea and enteritis 1 1 8 8 8 4 29 Gastritis h. 1 1 2 Syphilis i 1 2 3 Rickets 1 1 Injury at birth i 1 1 Atelectasis b. 7 7 7 Congenital malformations,.. 5 1 6 5 *1 12 Premature birth 37 5 3 *3 48 1 i 50 Atrophy, debility and marasmus 6 1 1 2 10 10 6 1 2 29 Other causes 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 15 Totals 62 9 9 5 85 41 46 41 40 253 Net Lirths in the year— Net deaths in the year— Legitimate 2843 Legitimate infants 232 Illegitimate 115 Illegitimate infants ... 21