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Bermondsey 1911

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 CausesCertified84222611143110104141113611502
Uncertified.................................
Small-pox.................................
Chicken-pox...............1.........1...
Measles..................13121622
Rothelm........................11...
Scarlet Fever..................1......1...
Diphtheria and Croup...............2......462
Whooping Cough...............443132412
Diarrhœa (all forms, including Zymotic Enteritis)......1122464363215863
Enteritis (non-Zymotic)......1......131172
Tuberculous Meningitis...............123175
Abdominal Tuberculosis..................2611012
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............11661414
Congenital Malformations934117............17...
Premature Birth429615853......6683
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus868426235878388
Atelectasis3.........32.........5...
Injury at Birth11.........111.........127
Erysipelas.....................1...13
Syphilis......1...1211...51
Rickets........................333
Meningitis (not Tuberculous).....................3143
Convulsions2.........2541...1216
Gastritis.....................1......1
Laryngitis..............................1
Bronchitis213...61113854328
Pneumonia (all forms)12126181320217874
Suffocation, overlying311...551......1117
Other Causes3......2639452632
22841126143110141104113611502