Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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TABLE V. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1916.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. | Nett Deaths under One Year of residents in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | Barons Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | |
All causes | Certified | 84 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 130 | 56 | 59 | 51 | 34 | 330 | 16 | 71 | 37 | 47 | 71 | 9 | 56 | 23 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis(a) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Convulsions | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 41 | ... | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 18 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | |
Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ... | 3 | 2 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
Injury at Birth | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
Atelectasis | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Congenital Malformations(c) | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Premature Birth | 52 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 70 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
Other causes | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
84 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 130 | 56 | 59 | 51 | 34 | 330 | 16 | 71 | 37 | 47 | 71 | 9 | 56 | 23 |
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 3,551; Illegitimate, 203. (a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous
Nett Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 284 ; Peritonitis and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenterica.
Illegitimate infants, 46. Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility.