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 Chislehurst]
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Table 4.— C hislehurst U rban Di strict.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1911.—Deaths from stated Causes in "Weeks and Months under One 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 One Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes— Certified | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Causes | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | 1 | .. | 3 |
2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 161 ; Illegitimate, 4. Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 13 ; Illegitimate Infants 1.