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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
Southwark 1911
[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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 111 |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | |||
| Enteritis | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |||||||
| Atelectasis | |||||||||||
| Injury at Birth | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | ||||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Convulsions | |||||||||||
| Gastritis | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Other causes | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 111 | |||
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 678
Illegitimate 8
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 110
Illegitimate Infants 1