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Deptford 1907

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1907

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Table: Table No. 5. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.—Central Registration District. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1907. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Table No. 5. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.—Central Registration District. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1907. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

cause of death.Under 1 week.I to 2 weeks.2 to 8 weeks.to 4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1 to 2 months.2 to 3 months!3 to 4 months4 to 5 months.5 to 6 months.6 to 7 months.7 to 8 months.8 to 9 months.9 to 10 months.10 to II months.11 to 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All Causes.Certified3810756014161088771213126173
Uncertified. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Common Infectious Diseases.Small Pox. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Chicken Pox. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .
Measles. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .24219
Scarlet Fever. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Diphtheria: Croup. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .1l3
Whooping Cough. .. .. .. .. .11. .1. .. .12. .1. .7
Diarrhœal DiseasesDiarrhœa, all forms. .. .. .111. .ll. .. .12. .119
Enteritis (not Tuberculous). .. .. .11112l11. .121. .12
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Wasting DiseasesPremature Birth2311. .25. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .25
Congenital Defects6l. .. .7. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .7
Injury at Birth. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Want of Breast Milk. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus1. .315232211121. .. .20
T uber- culous DiseasesTuberculous Meningitis. .1. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .13
Tuberculous Peritonitis Tabes Mesenterica. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .l. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Other Tuberculous Diseases. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .2
Erysipelas. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Syphilis. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2
Rickets. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)11. .. .2. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .4
Convulsionsl2115119
Bronchitis. .. .. .. .. .33l2332. .3. .. .20
Laryngitis. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Pneumonia. .. .. .. .112. .1. .. .2316219
Suffocation, overlaying2. .. .. .2. .22. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .6
Other Causes441. .922. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .13
3810756014161088771213126173
Population—Estimated middle of 1907—47,649. Births in the year—legitimate 1,524, illegitimate 37. Deaths from all causes at all ages 681.