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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Table No. 3 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1919 Nett Deaths from stated causes at various under 1 year of Age.
| Cause Of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under | 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 | 60 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 31 | 47 | 23 | 18 | 207 |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken Pox. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | : | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 9 | |
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 35 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 21 | .. | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Syphilis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 82 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 46 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 60 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 31 | 47 | 23 | 18 | 207 | ||
Nett Births Legitimal mate, 91
Nett Legitimate infants. 193 ; Illegitimate infants, 14
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