Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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| CAUSF. OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 76 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 112 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 36 | 309 |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
| OtherTuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Convulsions | .. | l | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .. | 22 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | |
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 34 | |
| Enteritis | .. | l | 1 | .. | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 7 | |
| Syphilis | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Atelectasis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 44 | 7 | 9 | .. | 60 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 69 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 11 | 3 | 4 | .. | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 38 | ||
| Other Causes | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 76 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 112 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 36 | 309 | ||
Nett Births—Legitimate, 3045; Illegitimate, 76.
Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants, 298; Illegitimate infants, 11