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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 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 34 | ||
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | |||||||||||
| Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Atelectasis | |||||||||||
| Injury at Birth | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | ||||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | |||||||||||
| Convulsions | |||||||||||
| Gastritis | |||||||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 34 | ||||
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 218
Illegitimate 5
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 33
Illegitimate Infants 1