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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
Bermondsey 1941
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1941
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
| Deaths from Stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age, 1941. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 under 1 year |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Other Forms of Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 8 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Other Causes | 4 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Totals | 7 | – | 2 | – | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 32 |