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
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TABLE XI. MORTALITY OF ILLEGITIMATE INFANTS. 1911. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
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Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chicken-pox | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping-cough | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | _ | _ | - | - | _ | - | - | - |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | _ | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Congenital Malformations | - | - | _ | - | - | _ | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Premature birth | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Injury at birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Syphilis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 8 |
Rickets | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
Other causes | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | 2 |
7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 66 |