[Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough.

  • Burnley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1918
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Credit: [Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE VI.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1918. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various ages under 1 Year. (Being Table IV. of the Local Government Board). Causes op Death. Under 1 week. ( 1-2 Weeks. 2-3 Weeks. 3-4 Weeks. Total under 4 weeks. 1-3 Months. 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. 9-12 Months. Total Deaths under One Year. All Causes: Certified 38 7 10 11 66 30 32 25 31 184 Uncertified • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « • • • Measles • « • • 0 8 10 Whooping-cough • . 1 1 2 2 1 1 ' 7 Tuberculous Meningitis • • • • • • . . 1 • • 1 Other Tuberculous Diseases , # • • 1 2 1 2 6 Meningitis (not Tuberculous) • < • • 1 • • 1 • • 2 Convulsions 4 • • l 2 7 2 1 1 2 13 Bronchitis l . # 1 3 6 5 2 17 Pneumonia (all forms) 1 # , 1 • • 6 9 r 21 Diarrhoea 1 1 4 1 , , 1 7 Enteritis • • • • • • 2 # . # # 2 Gastritis • • I 1 3 4 1 • • 9 Syphilis • . 1 1 1 1 • . • • 3 Thrush and Diarrhoea . . . , 1 1 • • « • • * 1 Congenital Defects 8 2 3 3 16 5 1 2 24 Premature Birth . 19 2 2 1 24 1 • * • . 1 26 Debility and Marasmus 4 1 • . 2 7 2 1 • • 1 11 Other Causes 1 . , 1 1 3 5 5 3 6 22 Natural Causes 2 • • 2 • • • • * • • • 2 Totals 38 7 10 11 66 30 32 25 31 184 Nett Births in the year—145(5 Nett Deaths in the year of—184 Legitimate 1342 Legitimate Infants .... 170 Illegitimate 114 Illegitimate Infants.... J4