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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
Wandsworth 1916
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
1916. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under I Year of Age.
| CauseofDeath. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Totalunder 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3Months | 3Months and under 6Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes- | ||||||||||
| Certified | 115 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 191 | 74 | 99 | 64 | 57 | 485 |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 |
| ScarletFever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| DiphtheriaandCroup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| AbdominalTuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| OtherTuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Meningitis {not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Convulsions | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 46 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 41 |
| Enteritis | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| Gastritis | ... | .... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 9 |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Injury at birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| CongenitalMalformations | 12 | ... | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| Premature birth | 75 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 107 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 |
| Atrophy, Debilityand Marasmus | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 72 |
| OtherCauses | 5 | ... | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| Totals | 117 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 193 | 75 | 99 | 64 | 57 | 488 |
Nett Births in the year, legitimate, 5,893; illegitimate, 353.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 436; illegitimate infants, 52-