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. | 8-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
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All causes | Certified | 83 | 28 | 14 | 141 | 83 | 64 | 60 | 448 | ||
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||
Diphtheria and Group | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Convulsions and Dentition | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | ||||
Laryngitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Bronchitis | I | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | |
Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 | 17 | 60 | |||
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | 4 | 41 | 26 | 17 | |||||
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Syphilis | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ||||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Injury at Birth | 5 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Congenital Malformations | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |||
Premature Birth | 47 | 3 | 64 | 2 | ... | 74 | |||||
Atrophy. Debility and Marasmus | 17 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 87 | ||||
Other causes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
85 | 14 | 143 | 83 | 60 | 451 |
Legitimate 4,836
Nett Births in the year
Illegitimate 202
Legitimate Infant 421
Nett Deaths in the year of
Illegitimate Infants 30