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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 1912
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1912
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. (EAST DISTRICT.) INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1912. 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. | Certified | 27 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 86 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Common InfectiousDiseases. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 8 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 28 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 6 | 1 | ... | 3 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 27 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 86 | ||
Legitimate 1,089 Legitimate Infants 81
Births in the year Illegitimate 24 Deaths in the year of Illegitimate 5
Population (estimated to middle of 1912) 46,202 Deaths from all Causes at all Ages 552