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 Penge]
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Infant Mortality 1921.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year.
Infant Morality 1921.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 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 |
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Certified All Causes Uncertified | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 36 |
Small-pox | ... | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Chicken-pox | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Measles | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Scarlet Fever | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Whooping Cough | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Diphtheria and Croup | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Erysipelas | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Tuberculous Meningitis | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 | . . . | . . . | 1 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Other Tuberculous diseases | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Meningitis | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Convulsions | . . . | 1 | . . . | . . . | 1 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 |
Laryngitis | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Bronchitis | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Pneumonia | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 2 | 2 |
Diarrhoea | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 | 1 | 2 | . . . | 4 |
Enteritis | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 | . . . | 3 | 2 | . . . | 6 |
Gastritis | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 |
Syphilis ' | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 |
Rickets | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Suffocation, overlying | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Injury at Birth | 2 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 2 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 2 |
Congenital Malformations | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 | . . . | . . . | 1 |
Premature birth | 5 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 5 | 1 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 6 |
Atrophy, Debility and | ||||||||||
Marasmus | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 2 | . . . | . . . | 1 | 3 |
Other causes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 8 |
Totals | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 36 |
Nett Births registered during the Nett Deaths registered during the
calendar year:— calendar year:—
Legitimate 541 Legitimate infants 33
Illegitimate 23 Illegitimate „ 3
36
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