Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1911
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Table V. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1911. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
Cause of Death.
1-2
weeks.
Total
under
1 month.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1911.
Under
1 week.
2-3
weeks.
3-4
weeks.
1-3
months.
9-12
mouths.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1910.
3-6
months.
6-9
months.
{Certified
22
26
11
All Causes
104
104
113
110
143
611
84
502
{Uncertified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Small-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Chicken-pox
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
Measles
...
...
...
1
3
12
16
...
...
...
22
Rothelm
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
Diphtheria and Croup
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
4
6
...
...
2
...
...
...
Whooping Cough
...
...
4
4
3
13
24
...
...
12
Diarrhœa (all forms, including Zymotic Enteritis)
...
...
1
1
2
24
64
36
32
158
...
63
Enteritis (non-Zymotic)
...
1
...
1
3
1
1
7
...
2
...
Tuberculous Meningitis
...
...
1
2
1
7
...
3
5
...
...
Abdominal Tuberculosis
2
...
...
6
1
10
...
...
12
...
...
Other Tuberculous Diseases
...
1
1
6
6
14
...
...
14
Congenital Malformations
...
...
9
3
4
1
17
...
17
...
...
...
...
Premature Birth
42
9
6
1
58
5
3
...
...
66
83
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus
8
6
4
26
23
5
7
83
8
8
88
Atelectasis
3
...
3
2
...
...
...
...
...
5
Injury at Birth
11
...
11
1
...
...
...
12
7
...
...
...
Erysipelas
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
3
Syphilis
...
1
...
1
1
...
2
1
...
5
1
Rickets
...
...
...
...
3
3
3
...
...
...
...
...
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
1
4
...
...
...
...
3
3
...
...
...
Convulsions
2
...
2
5
1
...
12
...
4
16
Gastritis
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
Laryngitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
Bronchitis
...
2
1
3
8
28
6
11
13
5
43
Pneumonia (all forms)
...
1
2
1
20
74
2
6
18
13
21
78
Suffocation, overlying
3
1
5
1
1
5
11
17
...
...
Other Causes
3
...
...
2
3
9
6
4
5
26
32
...
84
22
502
26
11
143
110
141
611
104
113
Nett Births in the year: Legitimate, 3,784; Illegitimate, 58.
Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 611.
Table V. 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. | 1-3 months. | Total under 1 month. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1911. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1910. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | Certified | 84 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 143 | 110 | 104 | 141 | 113 | 611 | 502 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 22 | |
Rothelm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 12 | |
Diarrhœa (all forms, including Zymotic Enteritis) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 158 | 63 | |
Enteritis (non-Zymotic) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 12 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | |
Congenital Malformations | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | |
Premature Birth | 42 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 66 | 83 | |
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 83 | 88 | |
Atelectasis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | |
Injury at Birth | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 7 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 12 | 16 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 28 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 78 | 74 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 17 | |
Other Causes | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 32 | |
22 | 84 | 11 | 26 | 143 | 110 | 141 | 104 | 113 | 611 | 502 |