Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE IV.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1913.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.
Total
Deaths
under
1 year.
Total
under
1 month.
1 to 3
months.
3 to 6
months.
6 to 9
months.
9 to 12
months.
Under
1 week.
1 to 2
weeks.
2 to 3
weeks.
3 to 4
weeks.
Causes of Death.
25
198
137
114
102
84
635
112
28
33
Certified
All causes
Uncertified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Small-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
Chicken-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
11
14
Measles
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Whooping Cough
3
7
3
2
15
...
...
...
...
...
1
Diphtheria and Croup
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
1
7
Tuberculous Meningitis
...
...
...
...
3
...
5
2
3
3
13
Abdominal Tuberculosis
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
Other Tuberculous Diseases
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
4
3
9
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
2
2
2
6
4
2
16
Convulsions
...
...
Laryngitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
8
9
8
9
9
Bronchitis
1
3
2
43
3
5
21
24
35
28
113
Pneumonia (all forms)
1
1
...
3
8
1
1
9
21
Diarrhœa
...
...
...
...
1
3
4
12
39
22
19
96
Enteritis
...
...
1
2
2
Gastritis
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
6
Syphilis
1
8
...
...
...
...
...
Rickets
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Suffocation, Overlying
2
1
1
4
1
8
...
...
...
6
6
Injury at Birth
5
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
3
...
10
Atelectasis
6
1
...
...
...
...
12
3
Congenital Malformations
11
3
3
17
32
...
...
...
65
8
8
7
88
12
100
Premature Birth
...
...
...
7
10
6
34
31
14
3
2
84
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus
11
7
2
14
12
5
2
35
2
3
2
Other Causes
112
28
33
25
198
137
114
102
84
635
TABLE IV.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1913. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1 to 3 months. | 3 to 6 months. | 6 to 9 months. | 9 to 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | Certified | 112 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 198 | 137 | 114 | 102 | 84 | 635 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | 16 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 43 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 113 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ... | 21 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 96 | |
Gastritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, Overlying | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
Injury at Birth | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Atelectasis | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
Congenital Malformations | 11 | 3 | 3 | ... | 17 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 32 | |
Premature Birth | 65 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 88 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 100 | |
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 84 | |
Other Causes | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 35 | |
112 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 198 | 137 | 114 | 102 | 84 | 635 |