Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1911
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
(WEST DISTRICT.)
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911.
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—3 Months. | 3—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes. | Certified | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 95 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Diarrhoeal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 31 |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Congenital Malformation | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Premature Birth | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
Atelectasis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
Suffocation,overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
Other Causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 6 | |
12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 95 |
Births in the year
Legitimate 588
Illegitimate 22
Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 94
Illegitimate ,, 1
Population (estimated to middle of 1911) 22,923
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages 369