Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health.

  • Hampstead (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
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[1925]
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Credit: Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    12 In the following tables the 66 infantile deaths have been classified according to diseases in age-periods and in Wards:— CAUSES 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 and under 6 Months. 6 and under 9 Months. 9 and under 12 Months. Total Deaths under 1 Year. 1 Small-pox ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2. Chicken-pox ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3. Measles ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4. Scarlet Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5. Whooping Cough ... ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... ... 2 6. Diphtheria and Croup ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7. Erysipelas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8. Tuberculous Me ningitis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9. Abdominal Tu berculosis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10. Other Tubercu lous Diseases ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11. Meningitis (not Tu berculous) 1 ... ... ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 4 12. Convulsions ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... 2 13. Laryngitis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14. Bronchitis 1 ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... 2 15.Pneumonia (all forms) ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 4 6 16. Diarrhœa and ... ... 1 1 2 2 4 ... ... 8 17. Enteritis ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 18. Gastritis ... ... 1 ... l ... ... ... ... 1 19. Syphilis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20. tickets ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21. Suffocation,overlying ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22. Injury at Birth 6 ... ... ... 6 ... ... ... ... 6 23. Atelectasis ... 1 ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 1 24. Congenital Mal formations 1 ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... 1 3 25, Premature Birth 12 ... ... 1 13 1 1 ... ... 15 26. Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 3 1 ... ... 4 6 3 1 ... 14 27. Other causes 1 ... 1 ... 2 ... ... ... ... 2 Totals 25 2 4 2 33 12 12 3 6 66 Want of Breast Milk has been included under No. 26, Atrophy and Debility. Net Births in the year legitimate illegitimate M. 559 F. 546 M. 41 F. 40 Net Deaths in the year of legitimate infants illegitimate infants M. 33 f. 22 M. 8 F. 3