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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 6.
Analysis of Deaths under one year of age, during the years 1908-1908.
| Disease. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths un^er 1 year | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | |
| Common Infectious Diseases | 10 | 3.0 | 29 | 6.6 | 23 | 6.8 | 17 | 4.3 | 20 | 6.2 | 25 | 7.9 |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | 60 | 18.3 | 122 | 27.7 | 59 | 17.5 | 123 | 31.5 | 41 | 12.6 | 49 | 15.6 |
| Wasting Diseases | 124 | 37.8 | 151 | 34.3 | 189 | 41.1 | 147 | 37.6 | 162 | 49.8 | 140 | 44.4 |
| Tuberculous Diseases | 14 | 4.3 | 14 | 3.2 | 10 | 3.0 | 14 | 3.6 | 9 | 2.8 | 18 | 4.1 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 53 | 16.2 | 64 | 14.5 | 43 | 12.7 | 46 | 11.8 | 50 | 15.4 | 47 | 14.9 |
| Diseases classified under other headings | 67 | 20.4 | 60 | 13.6 | 64 | 18.9 | 44 | 11.3 | 43 | 13.2 | 41 | 13.0 |
| Total | 328 | 100.0 | 440 | 100.0 | 338 | 100.0 | 391 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | 315 | 100.0 |
Note.—For detailed list of these diseases see Table V. of the Local
Government Board Tables (page 104).