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Bermondsey 1912

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1912

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Table V.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1912. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
3-4
weeks.
Total
under
1 month.
1-3
months.
3-6
months.
6-9
months.
9-12
months.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1911.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1912.
Cause of Death.
Under
1 week.
1-2
weeks.
2-3
weeks.
129
433
92
11
87
88
68
61
611
12
All Causes
Certified
14
...
...
...
...
...
Uncertified
...
...
...
...
...
...
Small-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Chicken-pox
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
...
...
1
1
1
16
Measles
16
26
...
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
1
1
2
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
3
24
Whooping Cough
8
5
19
2
...
...
...
Diptheria and Croup
1
1
3
5
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
3
7
Tuberculous Meningitis
1
4
1
10
...
...
...
10
Abdominal Tuberculosis
4
1
3
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
15
14
Tuberculous Diseases
4
4
3
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
2
6
4
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
...
...
...
...
...
Convulsions
3
1
1
5
2
11
12
4
...
...
...
Laryngitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
6
10
43
1
2
7
4
6
33
Bronchitis
1
2
3
14
10
48
78
Pneumonia (all forms)
9
12
...
...
{Diarrhoea
15
6
6
38
158
11
...
...
...
...
...
18
{Enteritis
1
1
4
7
6
7
...
...
...
...
Gastritis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
5
Syphilis
3
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
3
Rickets
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Suffocation, overlying
6
2
1
9
10
4
2
25
11
...
...
7
7
7
12
Injury at birth
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Atelectasis
1
5
6
5
4
1
...
...
...
...
...
{Congenital Malformations
6
6
4
2
17
17
5
...
...
...
...
3
1
64
2
69
66
Premature Birth
54
6
3
18
11
...
...
3
2
{Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus
10
3
6
1
53
83
17
Other Causes
1
1
2
4
2
4
12
27
...
...
...
12
129
87
88
68
61
433
611
14
11
92
Nett Births in the year —Legitimate, 3,721 ; Illegitimate, 78.

Table V.—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 1 year. 1912.Total Deaths under 1 year. 1911.
All CausesCertified9214121112987886861433611
Uncertified.................................
Small-pox.................................
Chicken-pox..............................1
Measles.........11...18162616
Scarlet Fever...............1......121
Whooping Cough.........1123851924
Diptheria and Croup..................11356
Erysipelas..............................1
Tuberculous Meningitis.........111341107
Abdominal Tuberculosis..................413810
Tuberculous Diseases...............44431514
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)...............112264
Convulsions311...542......1112
Laryngitis.................................
Bronchitis12126710463343
Pneumonia (all forms)......12391412104878
Diarrhœa...............11156638158
Enteritis......1...1476...187
Gastritis.................................
Syphilis...............32......55
Rickets..................2.........3
Suffocation, overlying621...91042...2511
Injury at birth7.........7............712
Atelectasis4......151.........65
Congenital Malformations6.........6542...1717
Premature Birth546316432......6966
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus10332181117615383
Other Causes11...2...424...1227
9214121112987886861433611