[Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1933
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![TABLE P 2 Infant deaths: causes and ages Causes of death Under 1 week 1-2 weeks (D 0) j£ «0 (M 3-4 weeks 1 1 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 55 9 13 9 86 51 45 29 32 243 Smallpox Chichenpox 4 6 16 Scarlet fever Whooping cough 2 1 2 5 Diphtheria ... Influenza 1 1 1 3 Tuberculosis of central nervous svstem Tuberculosis of intestines and ])eritoneum Meningitis (not tuberculous) ”2 1 3 Convulsions 1 i 3 i 1 5 Bronchitis (all forms) 2 2 7 1 ’3 2 15 Pneumonia (ali forms) 1 1 2 6 11 5 15 39 Diarrhoea and enteritis 1 1 8 16 7 3 35 Gastritis Sv}»hilis Rickets 1 1 2 Injury at birth 1 1 1 Atelectasis 5 i i 7 ' 7 Congenital malformations 6 3 1 10 4 1 ’ i 16 Premature birth 35 4 4 1 44 7 3 54 Atrophy, debility and marasmus 3 3 1 7 9 3 i 20 Other causes 3 ”3 3 9 6 5 5 3 28 Totals 55 9 13 9 86 51 45 1 29 32 243 Nett live Ijirtlis in the year— Le;,'itiniate 2357 Ilkgitiniate 96 Nett deaths in the year— Legitimate infants 228 Illegitimate infants ... 15](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927278_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
