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 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 66 |
Uncertified | |||||||||||
Small-pox | |||||||||||
Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
Measles | 1 | ||||||||||
Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
Whooping Cough | |||||||||||
Diarrhoea | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 17 | ||||||
Enteritis | |||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||
Congenital Malformations | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Premature Birth | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
Atelectasis | |||||||||||
Injury at Birth | |||||||||||
Erysipelas | |||||||||||
Syphilis | |||||||||||
Rickets | |||||||||||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | ||||||||||
Convulsions | 2 | ||||||||||
Gastritis | |||||||||||
Laryngitis | |||||||||||
Bronchitis | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
Pneumonia, all forms | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
Suffocation, overlying | |||||||||||
Other causes | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 66 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 467
Illegitimate 7
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 65
Illegitimate Infants 1