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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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30 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XIX.
(Table IV.) Borough of Wandsworth.infam Mortality.1914. 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. | Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3 Months and under 6 Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes- | ||||||||||
| Certified | 143 | 33 | 28 | *7 | 221 | 94 | 122 | 85 | 64 | 586 |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ... | 24 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 16 | *5 | 64 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 66 |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 13 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 70 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Injury at birth | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Atelectasis | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Premature birth | 90 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 106 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 115 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 89 |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| Totals | 145 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 224 | 94 | 122 | 85 | 64 | 589 |
Nett Births in the year, legitimate, 6,396; illegitimate, 288.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 514 ; illegitimate infants, 75.