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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
Cause of Death. | 11nder 1 Week. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | I- -2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months | 8-9 Months | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11 -12 Months. | Total Deaths under i Year. | |||
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All Causes-Certified | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 54 | ||
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Common Infectious Diseases— Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measlefc | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria: Mem. Croup | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Diarrhceal Diseases — Diarrhoea, all forms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Enteritis, Muco-enteritfs, Gastro-enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Gastritis, Gastro-Intesti-nal Catarrh | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. |
Wasting Diseases-Premature Birth | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 9 |
Congenital Defects | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Injury at Birth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .... | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Tuberculous Diseases-Tuberculous Meningitis. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | I |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Causes | ... | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | |||
11 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
District (or Sub-Division) of Putney.
Population (estimated to middle of 1907), 30,060.
Births in the year—legitimate, 487; illegitimate, 14.'
Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 51 ; illegitimate infants, 3.
Deaths from all causes at all ages, 311.
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