Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1916
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Table V.—Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.
Causes of Death.
2-3
weeks.
Total
under
1 mth.
1-3
months.
6-9
months.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1916.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1915.
Under
1 week
1-2
weeks.
3-4
weeks.
3-6
months.
9-12
months.
59
17
21
5
102
64
85
45
68
364
537
{Certified
All causes
{Uncertified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Small-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Chicken-pox
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Measles
1
2
8
11
26
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Whooping-Cough
3
2
1
1
7
29
...
...
...
...
...
Diphtheria and Croup
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Erysipelas
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Tuberculous Meningitis
2
3
4
3
12
6
...
...
...
...
...
Abdominal Tuberculosis
1
1
2
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Tuberculous Diseases
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
2
2
1
3
1
3
10
8
43
...
...
...
Convulsions
2
1
1
4
1
3
8
12
...
...
...
Laryngitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bronchitis
4
1
1
6
3
9
7
10
35
45
...
Pneumonia (all forms)
1
1
2
12
19
16
24
73
82
...
...
Diarrhœa
4
7
...
...
1
2
24
...
...
...
...
Enteritis
1
1
6
14
3
5
29
78
...
...
...
Gastritis
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
Syphilis
2
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Rickets
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Suffocation, overlying
2
1
2
5
4
9
10
...
...
...
...
2
2
Injury at birth
...
...
...
2
7
...
...
...
...
Atelectesis
7
7
2
9
20
...
...
...
...
...
...
Congenital Malformations
4
5
2
1
12
4
2
1
19
14
...
Premature birth
23
37
3
1
6
6
2
41
63
...
...
Atrophy, Debility and
11
3
3
17
15
14
6
57
75
Marasmus
...
5
3
3
7
5
8
1
29
Other Causes
1
8
24
...
Totals
59
17
21
5
102
64
85
45
68
364
537
Nett births in the year—Legitimate, 3,310; Illegitimate, 51.
Table V.—Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 mth. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1916. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1915. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | {Certified | 59 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 102 | 64 | 85 | 45 | 68 | 364 | 537 |
{Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping-Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | |
Convulsions | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 12 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 45 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 73 | 82 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 7 | 24 | |
Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 78 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | |
Injury at birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | |
Atelectesis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 20 | |
Congenital Malformations | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 19 | 14 | |
Premature birth | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 41 | 63 | |
Atrophy, Debility and | ||||||||||||
Marasmus | 11 | 3 | 3 | ... | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 75 | |
Other Causes | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 24 | |
Totals | 59 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 102 | 64 | 85 | 45 | 68 | 364 | 537 |