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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
Lambeth 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE I. Infantile Mortality, 1936. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 76 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 37 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 230 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 11 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 42 |
| Diarrhœa, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 35 |
| Other digestive diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth, etc. | 74 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| Other deaths from violence | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Other defined diseases | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |