Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1915.

  • Fulham (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1916]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1915. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    13 TABLE V. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1915. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. Nett Deaths wider One Year of residents in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards. CAUSE OF DEATH. Under 1 Week. 1—2 Weeks. 2—3 Weeks. 3-4 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 Months. Total Deaths under One Year. Barons Court Ward. Lillie Ward. Walham Ward. Margravine Ward. Munster Ward. Hurlingham Ward. Sands End Ward. Town Ward. All causes Certified 105 13 11 15 144 85 83 71 63 446 18 89 41 67 107 14 96 14 Uncertified ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Small-pox ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Chicken-pox ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... J Measles ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 8 13 24 ... 4 3 1 4 1 11 ... Scarlet Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Whooping Cough ... ... ... ... ... 3 5 4 14 26 ... 2 2 9 6 ... 4 1 Diphtheria and Croup ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Erysipelas ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... 2 ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... ... ... ... ... 1 2 3 ... 7 ... 2 1 2 2 ... ... ... Abdominal Tuberculosis (b) ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 3 ... 6 ... 1 ... ... 3 ... 2 ... Other Tuberculous Diseases ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Meningitis (not Tuberculous) 1 ... ... 1 2 2 1 2 7 1 ... 1 ... 4 ... 1 ... Convulsions 2 ... ... ... 2 2 4 3 1 12 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 ... Laryngitis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bronchitis 1 2 ... ... 3 6 10 5 3 27 ... 11 1 2 9 ... 2 ... Pneumonia (all forms) ... ... ... 2 2 12 15 20 15 64 1 11 9 14 10 2 16 1 Diarrhoea ... ... ... ... ... 11 8 4 5 28 ] 4 6 3 5 1 4 3 Enteritis ... ... ... 2 2 10 14 14 5 45 1 19 1 2 14 ... 8 ... Gastritis ... ... ... ... ... 4 2 ... 2 8 1 2 1 1 1 ... 1 1 Syphilis 1 ... ... 1 2 3 ... ... 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 ... 1 ... Rickets ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Suffocation, overlying 6 ... ... 1 7 1 1 ... ... 9 ... 1 ... ... 1 1 6 ... Injury at Birth 5 1 1 ... 7 ... ... ... ... 7 1 ... 2 1 1 ... 2 ... Atelectasis 5 ... ... ... 5 ... ... ... ... 5 ... ... 1 1 2 ... 1 ... (CongenitalMalformations(c) 5 2 3 1 11 6 3 1 ... 21 ... 4 3 3 4 ... 3 3 Premature Birth 71 5 5 5 86 9 1 ... ... 96 4 16 7 15 25 5 21 3 Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 6 2 1 1 10 13 6 1 ... 30 1 4 1 8 7 1 8 ... Other causes 2 ... 1 1 4 2 3 3 1 13 ... 3 ... 1 3 1 4 1 105 13 11 15 144 85 83 71 63 446 18 89 41 67 107 14 96 14 Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 3,681; Illegitimate, 189. Nett Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 393; Illegitimate infants, 53. (a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous Peritonitis and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenteries. Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.