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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
Merton and Morden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton and Morden]
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TABLE IV.—Mertou and Morden Urban District. - Infant Mortality during the year ending 1920.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One year of Age.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 m'ths & under 6 months. | 6 m'ths & under 9 months. | 9 m'ths & under' 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping-Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diptheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia (all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Diarrhcea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | i | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Premature birth | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Totals | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 26 |
Nett Births in the year:—Males, 187 ; Females, 172; Legitimate, 353; Illegitimate, 9.
Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 29; Illegitimate Infants, 2.