Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
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All Causes | Certified | GO | 8 | 11 | 15 | 94 | 75 | 78 | 49 | 54 | 350 |
Uncertified .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
J Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous 1 Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | |
Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Convulsions | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | ||
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 43 | |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | |
Enteritis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 51 | |
Gastritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | 15 | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Atelectasis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
Congenital Malforma-tions | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | |
Premature Birth | 40 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 55 | |
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .. | 32 | |
Other Causes | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | |
60 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 94 | 75 | 78 | 49 | 54 | 350 |
Nett Births—Legitimate, 3023 ; Illegitimate, 83.
Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants, 335 ; Illegitimate infants, 15.
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