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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
Bermondsey 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913
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Table V.—Infantile Mortality during the year 1913. 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 mth. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1913. | Total Deaths under I year. 1912. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 77 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 120 | 96 | 113 | 83 | 93 | 505 | 433 |
| Uncertified. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 26 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Whooping-Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |
| and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 33 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 48 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 38 | |
| Enteritis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 91 | 18 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 25 | |
| Injury at birth | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | |
| Atelectasis | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | |
| Premature birth | 46 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 67 | 69 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 53 | |
| Other Causes | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 12 | |
| Totals | 77 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 120 | 96 | 113 | 83 | 93 | 505 | 433 | |
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 3,785 ; Illegitimate, 57.