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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
Fulham 1905
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1905
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TABLE VII. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905. Deaths from stated causes in weeks and months under 1 Year of Age. WHOLE DISTRICT.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks, | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | {Certified | 117 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 188 | 86 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 33 | 46 | 36 | 39 | 48 | 27 | 691 |
| {Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Common Infectious diseases Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 36 | |
| Diarrhœal diseases— Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 165 | |
| Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | |
| Wasting diseases— Premature Birth | 66 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97 | |
| Congenital Defects | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Want of Breast-milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 69 | |
| Tuberculous diseases— Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | |
| Pickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 25 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 47 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 59 | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | |
| Other Causes | 20 | ... | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 43 | |
| 118 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 189 | 86 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 33 | 46 | 36 | 39 | 48 | 27 | 692 | ||
Births in the year—Legitimate, 4,508; illegitimate, 252.
Population—157,210.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages—2364.
(Estimated to middle of 1905.)