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Southwark 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 10. BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. INFANT MORTALITY, 1923. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.
| 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 | 78 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 115 | 40 | 69 | 43 | 40 | 307 |
| Uncertified | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tubercul us Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | l | ... | 2 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Convulsions and Dentition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 42 | |
| Diarrhæa | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 36 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 9 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | |
| Premature Birth | 52 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 69 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 64 | |
| Other causes | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 83 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 120 | 40 | 69 | 43 | 40 | 312 | ||
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 4,376
Illegitimate 182
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infante 294
Illegitimate Infants 18