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 Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under j 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 |
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All pauses: Certified | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 9 | 102 |
Uncertified | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
Common Infectious Diseases:— | |||||||||||||||||
Pemphigus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria: Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 |
Diarrhœal Diseases: | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||
Diarrhoea,all forms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteritis Epidemic (not Tuberculous) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 29 |
Gastritis.Gastrointestinal Catarrh | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Wasting Diseases: | |||||||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 15 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | |
Congenital Defects | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Injury at Birth | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Want of Breast-milk | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Atrophy, Debility. Marasmus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
TuberculousDiseases: | |||||||||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Improper Feeding .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
Hœmophilia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 |
Bronchoitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pneumonia, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Other Causes | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 113 |