Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE III.
Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||
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All Causes | Certified | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 55 | |
Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||
Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Enteritis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | ||
Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Injury at birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Congenital Malformations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | |||
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 3 | — | — | I | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | ||
Other causes | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | ||
11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 55 |
Nett Births registered legitimate, - 749 Nett Deaths registered legitimate infants 45
during the calendar year illegitimate 78 during the calendar year of illegitimate „ 10