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 London County Council]
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Cause of death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 0-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under one year. |
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Comparison may be made between the number of deaths from the several causes in the above table with those of the six antecedent years by reference to the following table:—
Cause of death. | 1905. 52 weeks. | 1906. 52 weeks. | 1907. 52 weeks. | 1908. 53 weeks. | 1909. 52 weeks. | 1910. 52 weeks. | 1911. 52 weeks. | 1912. 52 weeks. | Deaths in 1912 in excess or defeat of the corrected average for 1905-11 | |
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Diminution in 1912 | Excess in 1912. | |||||||||
Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Chicken-pox | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
Measles | 389 | 420 | 400 | 333 | 503 | 391 | 531 | 371 | 22 | — |
Scarlet Fever | 34 | 18 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | — |
Diphtheria and Croup | 52 | 59 | 53 | 67 | 60 | 30 | 53 | 49 | - | |
Whooping-cough | 623 | 502 | 746 | 469 | 524 | 602 | 424 | 429 | 83 | — |
Diarrhœa | 3,423 | 4,468 | 1,790 | 2,709 | 1,849 | 1,536 | 4,443 | 1,230 | 1,430 | — |
Enteritis (not tuberculous) Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal | ||||||||||
Catarrh | ||||||||||
Premature Birth | 2,423 | 2,208 | 2,299 | 2,197 | 2,122 | 2,086 | 1,970 | 1,976 | 37 | — |
Congenital Malformation. | 547 | 613 | 645 | 705 | 667 | 657 | 472 | 397 | 19 | — |
Atelectasis | 175 | 175 | ||||||||
Injury at Birth | 99 | 113 | 117 | 110 | 113 | 108 | 123 | 112 | — | 9 |
Want of Breast-milk | 2,281 | 2,130 | 1,922 | 1,843 | 1,825 | 1,682 | 1,738 | 1,384 | 379 | — |
Atrophy,Debility Marasmus | ||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | 273 | 241 | 239 | 259 | 203 | 179 | 211 | 162 | 49 | — |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 192 | 225 | 153 | 168 | 145 | 129 | 99 | 78 | 67 | - |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 284 | 246 | 264 | 255 | 188 | 142 | 148 | 126 | 73 | - |
Erysipelas | 64 | 50 | 52 | 35 | 48 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 20 | - |
Syphilis | 271 | 233 | 226 | 229 | 216 | 186 | 172 | 172 | 29 | - |
Rickets | 79 | 67 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 54 | 38 | 24 | 27 | - |
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | 300 | 302 | 210 | 246 | 170 | 174 | 183 | 125 | 82 | - |
Convulsions | 803 | 660 | 603 | 520 | 495 | 475 | 428 | 374 | 147 | - |
Bronchitis | 1,276 | 1,043 | 1,284 | 982 | 960 | 843 | 847 | 710 | 239 | - |
Laryngitis | 25 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | - |
Pneumonia | 1,490 | 1,335 | 1,629 | 1,431 | 1,334 | 1,442 | 1,334 | 1,186 | 130 | - |
Suffocation, overlaying | 462 | 417 | 421 | 417 | 322 | 321 | 261 | 301 | 42 | - |
Other causes | 1,004 | 1,009 | 979 | 885 | 852 | 751 | 804 | 693 | 132 | - |
Total | 16,397 | 16,385 | 14,145 | 13,956 | 12,686 | 11,847 | 14,509 | 10,120 | ||
Net diminution 3,012 | ||||||||||