[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Walsall County Borough.

  • Walsall (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Walsall County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE IV. Walsall County Borough.—WHOLE DISTRICT. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1914. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. Causes of Death. Under 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 4 weeks i 1 & un. 3 mths.! i 3 & un 6 mths ; 6 & un. 9 mths- 9 & un 12 mths Total deaths under One Year. All Causes—Certified 97 18 11 14 140 55 54 38 33 320 Uncertified 1 ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 1 f Small-pox ... ... ... ... Chicken-pox ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . * . . • • • . . . , , Measles . . . • • • ... # * i • • . ... * • • ... ... ■ • • Scarlet Fever . . . , , , ... • . . ... • • • ... • • • ... • • • Whooping Cough . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 4 2 2 2 10 Diphtheria and Croup • ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... • • * Erysipelas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... / Tuberculous Meningitis . • . • • • ... ... ... 1 1 Abdominal Tuberculosis 1 Other Tuberculous • • • ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1 ( Diseases ... Meningitis ... • • * ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (not Tuberculous)... . . . . . . . • . . . • c • • • • . . . . . . 3 3 Convulsions 4 2 1 2 9 4 3 4 2 22 Laryngitis . . . . . . • • • • • . • . • . . . . • . . . . . . * • • . Bronchitis •. . 2 ... 2 4 5 7 4 22 Pneumonia (all forms)... . . . • . . • . • • • . . . . 4 3 4 9 20 1 Diarrhoea . . . . . * . . . 1 1 3 5 6 2 17 \ Enteritis * • . ... 2 2 8 21 7 6 44 Gastritis • • • • • • . • . • • • ... • • • . . • • • • • • • • • Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 • • - . . . 2 Rickets • . • • • • • • • ... ... • • • • • • • • • 1 1 Suffocation, overlying... 3 . • . • • . . • . 3 ,, , • • • . • . • • • 3 Injury at Birth 2 . . * • • • • • • 2 • • • • • . . . . • . . 2 Atelectasis ^Congenital Malforma- 2 1 3 • • * ... 3 tions 6 2 • • • • . . 8 3 • • • 1 •. . 12 J Premature Birth j Atrophy, Debility, 62 11 5 4 82 5 ... ... ... 87 k and Marasmus 12 2 3 1 18 14 11 4 2 49 Other causes ... 7 1 ... 3 11 ,4 3 0 2 22 Totals 98 18 11 14 141 I55 54 38 33 321 Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 2,680 ; illegitimate, 89- Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 801 ; illegitimate infants, 20.