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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table E.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905.
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. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 55 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 119 | 34 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 338 | |
| Uncertified | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Common Infectious Diseases | Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Chicken-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Diphtheria: Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| Whooping Cough | – | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | 13 | ||
| )iarrhcea] Diseases | Diarrhoea, all forms | — | — | — | — | – | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 32 | |
| Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 9 | ||
| Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | ||
| Wasting I Diseases | Premature Birth | – | 18 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | |
| Congenital Defects | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | ||
| Injury at Birth | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | – | – | – | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| Want of Breast-milk | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 64 | ||
| Tuberculous Diseases | Tuberculous Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | _ | 4 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | 1 | – | — | 1 | — | — | – | 2 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| Erysipelas | – | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | — | — | — | – | – | – | — | – | — | ||
| Syphilis | – | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Rickets | – | — | — | — | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| Convulsions | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | 13 | 4 | 2 | – | — | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 23 | ||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 15 | |||
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | – | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Pneumonia | — | – | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 27 | ||
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | – | 1 | — | 2 | __ | 2 | _ | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 5 | ||
| Other Causes | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 28 | ||
| 55 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 119 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 338 | |||
Population (estimated to middle of 1905), 144,420.
Births in the year—legitimate, 3,512 ; illegitimate, 121.
Deaths from all causes at all ages, 1,691.