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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
Wandsworth 1919
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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14 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
1919. 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 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3 Months and under 6 Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes- | ||||||||||
| Certified | 115 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 187 | 66 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 358 |
| Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Meningitis(not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 17 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 33 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 16 |
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| Gastritis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Injury at birth | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Atelectasis | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 10 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Premature birth | 69 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 92 | 4 | I | 1 | ... | 98 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 9 | 9 | 1 | ... | 19 | 17 | 8 | 1 | ... | 45 |
| Other Causes | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 35 |
| Totals | 116 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 188 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 359 |
Nett Births in the year, legitimate, 5,328; illegitimate, 203.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 323; illegitimate infants, 36.