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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
Wandsworth 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics.
TABLE VII.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | ||||||||||
| Certified | 88 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 131 | 42 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 260 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | - | — | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 31 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffocation, overlaying | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 14 | 2 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Atelectasis | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| Congenital Malformations | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 26 |
| Premature Birth | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 5 | — | — | — | 59 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | 18 |
| Other Causes | 7 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| Totals | 88 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 131 | 42 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 260 |
Nett Births in the year : legitimate, 4,443 ; illegitimate, 245.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants. 238 : illegitimate
infants, 22.
Table VIII. gives the comparative figures of infantile
mortality for the last ten years for the whole of the Borough,
and for each of the six sub-districts.