Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE VIII. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911.
| Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. | Deaths wider One Year belonging to Localities. | Deaths under One Year in previous years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks | 2—3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months. | 8—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | Barons Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1910. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1909. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 190S. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1907. | Total Deaths under 1 year, 1906. | |
| All causes | (Certified | 89 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 146 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 65 | 517 | 14 | 86 | 45 | 87 | 152 | 16 | 104 | 13 | 462 | 466 | 544 | 564 | 647 |
| (Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ... | 16 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 27 | 21 | 14 | 41 | 11 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 29 | 48 | 39 | 22 | 142 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 36 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 46 | 82 | 97 | 69 | 192 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 38 | ... | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 34 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 12 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 16 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 20 | |
| Premature Birth | 58 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 75 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 85 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 86 | 76 | 101 | 100 | 94 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 59 | 50 | |
| Atelectasis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | .. | 10 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 19 | |
| Injury at Birth | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 9 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | I | 1 | .... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | .... | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2. | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 20 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | .... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 30 | 24 | 21 | 60 | 19 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | ... | 5 | ... | 62 | 53 | 74 | 67 | 52 | |
| Suffocation, overlyins | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | |
| Other causes | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ... | 21 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 45 | |
| 89 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 146 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 65 | 517 | 14 | 86 | 45 | 87 | 152 | 16 | 104 | 13 | 462 | 466 | 545 | 565 | 649 | ||
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 3,922; Illegitimate, 200.
Nett Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 481; Illegitimate infants, 66.
Population—153,284.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages—2,228.