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Deptford 1907

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1907

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Table: Table No. 5. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD -North Registration District. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1907. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Table No. 5. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD -North Registration District. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1907. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

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 year.
All CausesCertified231347471879855241212120
Uncertified. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Common Infectious DiseasesSmall Pox. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Chicken Pox. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Measles. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .11. .. .3
Scarlet Fever. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Diphtheria; Croup. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Whooping Cough. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .1. .1. .. .. .3
Diarrhœal DiseasesDiarrhœa, all forms. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .21. .4
Enteritis (not Tuberculous). .. .. .. .. .. .. .111. .. .1. .. .. .4
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Wasting DiseasesPremature Birth158. .3261. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .27
Congenital Defects211151. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .6
Injury at Birth. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Want of Breast-milk. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus12. .. .353211. .. .. .2. .. .17
Tuber- culous DiseasesTuberculous Meningitis. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .1. .13
Tuberculous Peritonitis, Tabes Mesenterica. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Other Tuberculous Diseases. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .3
Erysipelas. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Syphilis..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .3
Rickets. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Meningitis (not Tuberculous). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Convulsions1. .. .. .2. .. .. .4. .. .. .. .. .. .. .6
Bronchitis1. .. .24. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .10
Laryngitis. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Pneumonia. .. .. .. .. .. .. .23. .. .. .. .. .. .. .19
Suffocation, overlaying. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Other Causes312. .6411. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .13
231347471879855241212120
Population—Estimated middle of 1907—31,30'2 Births in the year—legitimate 1016, illegitimate 14. Deaths from all causes at all ages 506.