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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

Bermondsey 1919

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1919

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Table: Table III.—Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.

Table III.—Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.

Causes of Death.Under 1 week1-2 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. 1919.Total Deaths under 1 year. 1918.
All causesCertified691116610251413731262322
Uncertified.................................
Small-pox.................................
Chicken-pox.................................
Measles........................1112
Scarlet Fever..................1......11
Whooping-Cough.....................1...261
Diphtheria and Croup.....................4152
Erysipelas...............11.........2
Tuberculous Meningitis...............12475...
Abdominal Tuberculosis.....................1...1...
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............1......235
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)...............11327...
Convulsions111...3...11...56
Laryngitis..............................2
Bronchitis1...113372...1529
Pneumonia (all forms)112...4981083962
Diarrhœa1.........12.........31
Enteritis2.........21284113721
Gastritis..................1......12
Syphilis...............2.........23
Rickets..............................1
Injury at birth1.........1............13
Atelectesis4...116............66
Congenital Malformations5......64......111111
Premature birth436515521......5835
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus7233151311414458
Other Causes3...3...61...5...1231
Totals691116610251413731262322

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Nett births in the year—Legitimate, 2,574; Illegitimate, 63.