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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

Greenwich 1911

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1911

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
(WHOLE DISTRICT.)

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911.Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911.

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 Month.1—3 Months.3—6 Months.6—9 Months.9—12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All Causes.Certified4891387854725745306
Uncertified..............................
Common Infectious Diseases.Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles.....................2911
Scarlet Fever..............................
Diphtheria—Croup..............................
Whooping Cough...............1...225
Diarrhœal Diseases.Diarrhoea, all forms.........1117503315116
Enteritis.........1121116
Tuberculous Diseases.Tuberculous Meningitis..................2226
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous . Diseases..................1......1
Congenital Malformation41162.........8
Premature Birth251513221......35
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus923216823231
Atelectasis4...1...51.........6
Injury at Birth2.........2............2
Erysipelas...1......111......3
Syphilis...............1...2...8
Rickets.....................112
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)...............1......12
Convulsions211...43...1...8
Gastritis..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis......112412...11
Pneumonia...............953825
Suffocation,overlaying...111313......7
Other Causes221...5155218
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Births in the year
Legitimate 2,322
Illegitimate 59
Population (estimated to middle of 1911) 95,982
Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 288
Illegitimate „ 18
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages 1 421