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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 10.
BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1932.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of age.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 4 weeks and under 3 Months | 3 Months and under 6 | 6 Months and under 9 | 9 Months and under 12. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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All causes | 48 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 197 |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Other Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Congenital Malformations | 8 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 14 |
Premature Birth | 34 | 3 | 3 | — | 40 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 54 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 |
Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Intussusception | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Dentition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dermatitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
Lobar-Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | l | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Suffocation (overlying) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Accident (other) | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nephritis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Icterus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Septic Pyaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Otitis and Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Other Causes | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Not classified above | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
48 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 197 | |
Nett Births in the year | Legitimate | 2612 | ||||||||
Illegitimate | 117 | |||||||||
Nett Deaths in the year | Legitimate Infants | 180 | ||||||||
Illegitimate Infants | 17 |