London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Holborn 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE III.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 55 | |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Enteritis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | ||
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Injury at birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Congenital Malformations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | |||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 3 | — | — | I | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| Other causes | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 55 | |||
Nett Births registered legitimate, - 749 Nett Deaths registered legitimate infants 45
during the calendar year illegitimate 78 during the calendar year of illegitimate „ 10