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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CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | ths. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
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3-6 Mon | |||||||||||
All causes | Certified | 105 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 152 | 105 | 102 | 65 | 56 | 480 |
Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Convulsions | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | |
Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 68 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 40 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |
Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Atelectasis | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |
Congenital Malformations | 11 | 2 | ... | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 20 | |
Premature Birth | 63 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 81 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 73 | |
Other causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |
107 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 154 | 105 | 102 | 65 | 56 | 482 |
Legitimate 4674
Nett Births in the year
Illegitimate 222
| Legitimate Infants 457
Nett Deaths in the year of
Illegitimate Infants 25