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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1911
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1911
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Local Government Board Return.—Table IV. Infant Mortality during the year 1911. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES. | Certified | 85 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 127 | 80 | 105 | 61 | 61 | 434 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | |
| i. Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Measles | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| ii. Diarrhœal Diseases | Diarrhœa | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 94 |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 63 | |
| iii. Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | I | 2 | 6 | |
| iv.Wasting Diseases. | Congenital Malformations (c) | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Premature Birth | 58 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 78 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 22 | |
| v. Other Causes. | Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | —_ | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 46 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 4 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 13 | |
| Other causes | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | |
| 85 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 127 | 80 | 105 | 61 | 61 | 434 | ||
| Nett Births in the Year: Legitimate, 2,775; Illegitimate, 154. Nett Deaths in the Year of: Legitimate Infants, 377; Illegitimate Infants, 57. | |||||||||||