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 Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 21.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One year of age.
Causes of Deaths. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1 month 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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chickenpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Diarrhoea | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation, Overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Atelectasis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Congenital Malformation | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
Premature Birth | 27 | 3 | 3 | .. | 33 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 36 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Other Causes | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 |
39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 95 |
Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
2175
67
Illegitimate
Nett deaths registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
93
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