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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The following Table gives details of the causes of death in the
various age groups:—
Infantile Mortality, 1934.
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 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 108 |
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | .. | 20 |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation, overlaying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at Birth | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Premature Birth | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 19 |
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Totals | 28 | 2 | l | 6 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 108 |
Death-rate in each age-group per 1,000 births | 17.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 23.2 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 68 |
Percentage of total deaths in each age-group | 25.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 34.3 | 21.3 | 20.4 | 14.8 | 9.2 | 100 |