Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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Local Government Board. TABLE V. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH. INFANTILE MORTALITY (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR, 1909. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
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. | 3—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. |
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All Causes— | |||||||||||||||||
Certified | 156 | 32 | 36 | 26 | 250 | 85 | 63 | 64 | 54 | 33 | 40 | 53 | 39 | 27 | 37 | 35 | 780 |
Uncertified | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 50 |
Common Infectious Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 6 | 7 | 21 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Diphtheria: Croup | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 44 |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhœal Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Diarrhœa, all forms, including Cholera and Dysentery | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 99 |
Enteritis, Muco-Enteritis, Gastro-Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh, Ileo-Colitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Wasting Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 102 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 131 |
Congenital Defects | 12 | ... | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 30 |
Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Want of Breast-Milk, Starvation | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 124 |
Tubercular Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 16 |
Other Causes— | |||||||||||||||||
Influenza | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Syphilis | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 9 |
Convulsions | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 |
Bronchitis | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 48 |
Pneumonia | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 18 |
Suffocation, over-lying | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
Pleuro-Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Broncho-Pneumonia | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 74 |
Dentition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Eczema | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Intestinal Obstruction | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
Jaundice and other diseases of the liver | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Accident (other than suffocation) | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Atelectasis | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
Causes not classified above | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 52 |
166 | 34 | 38 | 27 | 265 | 94 | 67 | 69 | 56 | 38 | 41 | 54 | 40 | 30 | 38 | 38 | 830 |