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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table No. 3.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Infantile Mortality, 1920.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 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 | ||||||||||
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small Pox | . . | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | . . | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | . . | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Convulsions | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | |
Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .. | 24 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 37 | |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Suffocation, overlaying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | ||
Injury at Birth | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | . . | .. | 6 | |
Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | . . | .. | 5 | |
Congenital Malformations | 3 | l | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | |
Premature Birth | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 55 | |
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | .. | 34 | |
Other Causes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | |
65 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 97 | 74 | 51 | 20 | 17 | 259 |
Nett Births—Legitimate, 3192; Illegitimate, 84.
Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants, 241; Illegitimate infants, 18.