London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Holborn 1907
Report for the year 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| 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. | |
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| All Causes. | Certified | 22 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 132 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common Infectious Diseases. Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria: Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | |
| Diarrœal Diseases. Diarrhoea, all forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | |
| Enteritis not Tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Gastritis, Gastro- intestinal Catarrh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Wasting Diseases. Premature Birth | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | |
| Congenital Defects | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Injury of Breast-milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of Breast-milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||
| Suffocation, overlaying | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| Other causes | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 132 | ||
Births in the vear legitimate total registered 1,502 ; " Residents " 970.
illegitimate do. 68; do. 88.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages 912.
Population estimated to middle of 1907, 55,215.