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Bermondsey 1907

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1907

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Table V.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1907. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
Total
Deaths
under
1 year.
Cause of Death.
Under
1 week.
1-2
weeks.
2-3
weeks.
3-4
weeks.
Total
under
1 month.
1-2
months.
2-3
months.
3-4
months,
5-6
months.
6-7
months.
7-8
months.
8-9
months.
10-11
months.
11-2
months.
4-5
months.
9-10
months.
28
17
6
158
51
46
41
34
19
35
29
23
19
22
24
501
All Causes
97
(Certified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Uncertified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Common Infectious Diseases —
Small-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Chicken-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
3
1
8
Measles
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Scarlet Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
1
Diphtheria: Croup
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
21
Whooping Cough
2
2
3
1
3
2
5
2
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
Diarrhoeal Diseases
4
6
4
43
Diarrhoea, all forms
1
1
4
3
5
3
3
2
4
4
...
...
...
1
2
10
2
3
2
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastroenteritis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Wasting Diseases—
81
Premature Birth
58
9
6
3
76
3
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
24
Congenital Defects
8
3
1
12
5
2
2
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Injury at Birth
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Want of Breast-milk, Starvation
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus, Atelectasis
1
3
4
17
14
13
8
7
3
5
5
1
1
1
75
9
...
Tuberculous Diseases —
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
Tuberculous Meningitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
4
3
...
2
1
11
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Tuberculous Diseases
2
1
1
1
1
5
...
1
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Causes—
1
1
1
2
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
5
1
6
Syphilis
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
Rickets
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
1
1
...
2
1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
5
2
13
2
3
1
1
3
1
1
...
1
26
Convulsions
6
...
...
...
7
44
1
2
3
5
7
2
1
3
5
2
1
1
7
Bronchitis
...
...
Laryngitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
1
11
6
5
5
3
4
10
8
6
6
3
70
Pneumonia
1
3
3
1
2
8
3
5
3
3
...
...
...
22
Suffocation, overlying
5
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
11
3
1
2
1
3
2
1
24
Other Causes
7
1
...
...
...
...
28
17
16
158
51
46
41
34
19
35
29
23
19
22
24
501
97

Table: Table V.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1907. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Table V.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1907. 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.1-2 months.2-3 months.3-4 months,4-5 months.5-6 months.6-7 months.7-8 months.8-9 months.9-10 months.10-11 months.11-2 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All Causes(Certified97281761585146413419352923192224501
Uncertified...................................................
Common Infectious Diseases—
Small-pox...................................................
Chicken-pox.......................................1......1
Measles..............................1111318
Scarlet Fever.......................................1......1
Diphtheria: Croup.................................1...1......2
Whooping Cough...............22...3132512321
Diarrhoeal Diseases
Diarrhoea, all forms...1......14354336424443
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastroenteritis..................232.........12......10
Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh...................................................
Wasting Diseases—
Premature Birth589637632...........................81
Congenital Defects83...1125221......2............24
Injury at Birth...................................................
Want of Breast-milk, Starvation...............1..............................1
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus, Atelectasis913417141387355111...75
Tuberculous Diseases—
Tuberculous Meningitis........................2111......117
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica...............1...43...............2111
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............211115............112
Other Causes—
Erysipelas......1...1..................1............2
Syphilis3......25......1........................6
Rickets..........................................2...2
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..................1......1.........2..15
Convulsions652...13231131...1......126
Bronchitis...1...235772135211744
Laryngitis...................................................
Pneumonia16311165534103866370
Suffocation, overlying51...283533.....................22
Other Causes7121113...12132.........124
972817161585146413419352923192224501