Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1912
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. (CHARLTON AND KIDBROOKE 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. | |
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All Causes. | Certified | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 29 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Common InfectiousDiseases. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Congh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Diarrhceal Diseases. | Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
Premature Birth | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Other Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
6 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 29 |
Legitimate 454 Legitimate Infants 29
Births in the year Illegitimate 3 Deaths in the year of Illegitimate ...
Population (estimated to middle of 1912) 19,636 Deaths from all Causes at all Ages 204