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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Borough of Wandsworth—Tooting Sub-District.
191 1. 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 28 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Premature birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Atelectasis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 116 | ||
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 968; illegitimate, 32.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 102; illegitimate infants, 14.