Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1910
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TABLE VIII. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1910.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age. | Deaths under One year belonging to Localities. | Deaths under One year in previous years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 8—4 Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6—7 Months. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | Baron's Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1909. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1908. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1907. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1906. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1905. | |
All Causes | Certified | 99 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 161 | 56 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 462 | 25 | 68 | 60 | 70 | 123 | 10 | 86 | 20 | 466 | 544 | 564 | 647 | 691 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Common Infectious diseases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 14 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 25 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 27 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 21 | 14 | 41 | 11 | 36 | |
Diarrhœal diseases— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ... | 10 | 1 | 82 | 97 | 69 | 192 | 165 | |
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis Gastro-enteritis. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 16 | |
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
Wasting diseases— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 52 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 76 | 101 | 100 | 94 | 97 | |
Congenital Defects | 16 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 19 | ||
Injury at Birth | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | |
Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 46 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | ... | 12 | ... | 44 | 45 | 57 | 47 | 69 | |
Tuberculous diseases— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | .. | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
Other Tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 13 | |
Other Causes— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ||
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 18 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
Meningitis (not Tuber culous) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
Convulsions | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 25 | |
Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ... | 11 | ... | 24 | 21 | 50 | 19 | 47 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | .. | 2 | |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 74 | 67 | 52 | 59 | |||
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 13 | |
Other Causes | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 45 | 43 | |
99 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 161 | 56 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 462 | 25 | 68 | 60 | 70 | 123 | 10 | 86 | 20 | 466 | 545 | 565 | 649 | 692 |
Births in the year—Legitimate, 4,147 ; Illegitimate, *163.
Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 414; Illegitimate infants, 48.
Population—158,307 (estimated to middle of 1910).
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages—1,908..
*Not including those occurring outside the Borough, which are included with the Legitimate Births