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 Southwark, Borough of]
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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 Deaths under 1 Year. | |
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All causes | Certified | 16 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 79 | ||
Uncertified | |||||||||||
Small-pox | |||||||||||
Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
Measles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
Whooping Cough | |||||||||||
Diarrhœa | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | ||||||
Enteritis | |||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Premature Birth | 10 | 11 | |||||||||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | l | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
Atelectasis | |||||||||||
Injury at Birth | |||||||||||
Erysipelas | 1 | ||||||||||
Syphilis | |||||||||||
Rickets | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | |||||||||||
Convulsions | |||||||||||
Gastritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Laryngitis | |||||||||||
Bronchitis | |||||||||||
Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
Suffocation, overlying | |||||||||||
Other causes | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 79 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 573
Illegitimate 9
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 79
Illegitimate Infants —