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 Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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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 | 95 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 167 | 75 | 89 | 62 | 70 | 463 |
Uncertified | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 53 | |
Simple Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
Diarrhœa | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 56 | |
Enteritis (Epidemic) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | |
Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | l | — | — | 1 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
Abdominal T uberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | |
Congenital Malformations | 8 | — | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | |
Premature Birth | 57 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 89 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 61 | |
Atelectasis | 7 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Syphilis | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 18 | |
Rickets | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | |
Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | |
Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
Dentition | — | — | — | -_ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | |
Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
Bronchopneumonia | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 55 | |
Pleuro | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Suffocation, overlaying | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | |
Accident, other than Suffocation | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Other causes not classified above | 13 | 8 | — | — | 21 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 49 | |
Totals | 112 | 46 | .9 | 13 | 190 | 80 | 103 | 67 | 76 | 516 . |