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 1918
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Table III.—Abbreviated Tables or Causes of Death
Total
under
1 mth.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1918.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1917.
Causes of Death.
Under
1 week
1-2
weeks.
2-3
weeks.
3-4
weeks.
1-3
months.
3-6
months.
6-9
months.
9-12
months.
All Causes
Certified
47
9
13
11
80
43
64
70
65
322
335
Uncertified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Small-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Chicken-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
Measles
1
6
12
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Whooping-Cough
1
1
1
8
8
8
26
9
...
...
...
Diphtheria and Croup
1
2
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Tuberculous Meningitis
3
2
5
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Abdominal Tuberculosis
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Tuberculous Diseases
1
1
2
2
5
2
...
...
...
...
...
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
...
...
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Convulsions
1
1
1
3
1
2
6
8
36
...
...
...
Laryngitis
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bronchitis
7
...
2
2
4
5
8
5
29
...
...
18
19
Pneumonia (all forms)
1
1
2
10
9
22
62
65
Diarrhœa
...
...
1
1
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Enteritis
...
6
8
4
3
21
30
...
...
...
...
...
2
Gastritis
...
...
2
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
Syphilis
1
1
1
3
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
Rickets
1
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Injury at birth
3
3
3
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
Atelectesis
3
3
1
1
1
6
8
...
...
...
...
6
1
1
10
1
Congenital Malformations
2
11
9
...
...
...
Premature birth
23
2
4
3
32
1
2
35
39
...
...
Atrophy, Debility and
Marasmus
7
3
1
12
13
1
17
7
9
58
44
Other Causes
4
1
2
2
9
3
4
6
9
31
28
11
47
Totals
9
13
80
43
64
70
65
322
335
Nett births in the year—Legitimate, 2,274; Illegitimate, 49.
Table III.—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. 1918. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1917. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | Certified | 47 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 80 | 43 | 64 | 70 | 65 | 322 | 335 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Whooping-Cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 9 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 18 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 62 | 65 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 30 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Injury at birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | |
Atelectesis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 8 | |
Congenital Malformations | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | |
Premature birth | 23 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 35 | 39 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 44 | |
Other Causes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 28 | |
Totals | 47 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 80 | 43 | 64 | 70 | 65 | 322 | 335 |