Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE J. Infantile Mortality, 1933. Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
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 Deaths under 1 year | |
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All Causes | 87 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 105 | 46 | 44 | 30 | 24 | 249 |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Whooping cough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Ccrebro-spinal meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Other Tuberculous diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
Other respiratory diseases | — | — | — | -— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Diarrhoea, etc. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 40 | |
Other digestive diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Other diseases of Liver, etc. | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth, etc. | 80 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 94 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | 121 |
Other deaths from violence | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
Other defined diseases | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |