21,3 Gomez et al.: Early Lesions of Leprosy 935 
cember 31, 1921, there were 290 deaths, or 42 per cent, among 
children under 1 year of age out of a total of 689 births, ex- 
cluding stillbirths. This is practically the same percentage of 
infantile deaths as occurs in a nonleper population. 
Table 1 gives an idea of the ages and the causes of death of 
children of lepers born in the colony. These data have been 
gathered from the colony records; the diagnoses cannot be con- 
sidered as very accurate, as no autopsies of such children were 
made. 
TABLE 1.—Causes of death among children born of leper parents in the 
colony, by age groups and by causes of death, from May, 1906, to 
December 31, 1921, inclusive. 
Age groups, years. 
Cause of death. ar ai Total. 
0-1 1-2 2+ 
JASOB XIG NEOHRUOLUH «cock cane ce co oo opt ~ ng ca cmap ees Dh eee eusecuaten: 1 
Beriberi .2525<.=.=..2 Posi he etese uecut see an eetet 2leSse 16 “ag Pothe par Srl 18 
Bronchitis; acute, c2cessece os eat ces 25 kt 4 pF eae Bea 15 
Br h 1 RE oe Pye vis 10 pie ae Sea 11 
Congenital debility (including athrepsia, malnutrition, 
end maraetins) 062252225. caer es es ee cde 95 4 1 100 
Diarrhosa and enteritis 2sc2ceece2eia sie So eck Barre ee | ers Su.. 3 
Diphtheria sos. kn. es a scones Se he eae wn ene iecfeneaee re “slereree 1 1 
Dysentery, bactliary 2... 602. - 2.2 ae 10 6 2 18 
Gastritis (ooo he acne 10 lsidsdcdcaatecds cco 10 
Gastrdenteritis, acute... ._..+.---.-++.+.------------------ 31 4 1 36 
Gastroenteritis, chronic. --..------------------------------ 6 3 9 
Infantile convulsions........../..---=-------------------- 49 49 
Enfieehiee 250 |. 2 ieee de Se ec eee ace 3 Ce 7 
Ill defined dite cbgee amet e Ges 24 “2 = 24 
VE PS Cg ti ie conse es Demonia png aren nr ye Gus x 2 2 5 
5 Teg 1 | pap pupae ace ese egies Suan es macet eeyenegeeaee 4 1 2 7 
Niniietles 285s 2G ce Se Be eee 5 2 2 9 
Prac os dc i as os cae ake ec liv ecen > seoeen Boiss cope] cc te. ee 3 
PUR os oe daca ck ns cues eundee i eacaaes om BRE Saree SS ASS aeadee 3 
Umbitical tetas ret at Bite aceon aoc 2 
Tonslitls (2305 eR Re Ee PATO ey sah A empre lee cE A en wee 1 
Waviclotd Lecce ohn Bole plewe de Seco nn heii ceewewen=| sew meee wt la ens-- eens BE 1 
"Dotale. 6252 Se eh hee ekenlen gine aenene 290 31 12 333 
_ On examining Table 1 it will be noticed that infantile debility 
(including malnutrition, athrepsia, and marasmus) holds the 
first place among the causes of death; then follow the gastro- 
intestinal disturbances and infantile convulsions. According to 
the annual reports of the Director of Health of the Philippine 
Islands, during the period from 1904 to 1920, there were, in the 
City of Manila, 8,451 deaths, or 14.6 per cent, from congenital! 
debility out of a total of 57,782 deaths from all diseases of 
