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Bermondsey 1910

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1910

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Table V.—lnfantile Mortality during the Year 1910. 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
11-12
months.
All Causes -
Certified
86
17
18
18
139
56
51
39
38
25
24
34
19
28
22
27
Uncertified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Common Infectious Diseases—
'
!
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Small-pox
...
...
...
Chicken-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
5
2
4
8
2
Measles
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
1
1
2
Whooping Cough
...
...
...
...
...
1
3
2
...
1
...
1
...
Diarrhoea! Diseases —-
-
-
Diarrhoea, all forms
5
9
4
6
3
6
2
4
1
1
2
6
11
5
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Wasting Diseases—
-
72
Premature Birth
53
7
6
6
10
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
-
...
4
1
3
1
9
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Congenital Defects
...
7
...
...
Injury at Birth
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Want of Breast-milk, Starvation
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus
15
19
10
2
3
3
...
1
9
3
1
6
19
12
4
...
Tuberculous Diseases —
I
!
1
Tuberculous Meningitis
1
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
1
4
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
Tuberculous Peritonitis : Tabes Mesenterica
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
2
2
3
3
...
1
2
...
Other Tuberculous Diseases
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Causes —
Erysipelas
1
1
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Syphilis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
Rickets
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
1
...
...
...
...
1
......
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
3
1
...
7
2
1
1
2
1
1
...
...
1
...
Convulsions
...
Bronchitis
...
1
1
...
2
5
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
2
2
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
Laryngitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
6
5
10
8
5
5
6
6
4
8
3
8
Pneumonia
1
...
2
3
2
3
2
5
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
Suffocation, overlving
1
...
2
...
5
1
1
...
...
1
2
3
3
1
4
Other Causes
8
2
1
11
...
86
17
18
56
51
39
38
25
24
34
19
28
22
1
27
18
139

Table V.—lnfantile Mortality during the Year 1910. 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 months11-12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year. 1910.Total Deaths under 1 year. 1909.
All CausesCertified861718181395651393825243419282227502573
Uncertified...................................................
Common Infectious Diseases—
Small-pox......................................................
Chicken-pox......................................................
Measles..............................1524822232
Scarlet Fever...................................................1
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup).......................................11...24
Whooping Cough..................1132...1...1121235
Diarrhœa Diseases—
Diarrhoea, all forms......1126115594636246359
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis........................11..................21
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh.................................1............17
Wasting Diseases—
Premature Birth537667210...1........................8381
Congenital Defects413191...2.....................11320
Injury at Birth7.........7.................................76
Want of Breast-milk, Starvation...................................................5
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus931619151910124233......18892
Tuberculous Diseases—
Tuberculous Meningitis..................1......2............1157
Tuberculous Peritonitis : Tabes Mesenterica...............4141...2...............1218
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............1...22...33...12...1413
Other Causes—
Erysipelas.........11...............11............35
Syphilis.............................................115
Rickets..................1...1......1............31
Meningitis (not Tuberculous).................................11.........133
Convulsions331...72112...11......1...1613
Bronchitis...11...2522121234222837
Laryngitis.................................1............11
Pneumonia1...3265108556648387479
Suffocation, overlving1...2...32325...2...............1711
Other Causes82...111511......1233143237
861718181395651393825243419282227502573