Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE V.-INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1909. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Are.
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1 to 2 months. | 2 to 3 months. | 3 to 4 months. | 4 to 5 months. | 5 to 6 months. | 6 to 7 months. | 7 to 8 months. | 8 to 9 months. | 9 to 10 months. | 10 to 11 months. | 11 to 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 yrar. |
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Common Infectious Diseases :— | I | ||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 24 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Hooping Cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 24 |
Diarrhœal Diseases:— | _ | I | |||||||||||||||
Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 59 |
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 27 |
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh Wastig Diseases:- | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Wasting Diseases :— | ._ | I | |||||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 80 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 117 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 127 |
Congenital Defects | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 |
Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 25 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | 116 |
Tuberculous Diseases:— | |||||||||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Do. Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 16 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
Syphilis | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
Convulsions | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 50 |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 71 |
Suffocation, overlying | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 |
Other Causes | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
129 | 43 | 39 | 24 | 235 | 88 | 56 | 40 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 55 | 687 |