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 Woolwich
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TABLE III.- INFANT MORTALITY.
1919. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| 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 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping-cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Pneumonia (all Forms) | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Atelectasis | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | .. | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Premature Birth | 49 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 68 |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 11 | 1 | 4 | .. | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .. | 31 |
| Other causes | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| 85 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 117 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 235 |
Nett Births registered during (Legitimate 2586.
the calendar year (Illegitimate 151.
Nett Deaths registered during Legitimate Infants, 207.
the calendar year of Illegitimate Infants 28.