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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 1921
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1921
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TABLE III.—ABBREVIATED TABLES OF CAUSES OF DEATH.
Total
under
1 mth.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1921.
Total Deaths
under
1 year.
1920.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Under
1 week.
3-4
weeks.
1-3
months.
3-6
months.
6-9
months.
9-12
months.
1-2
weeks.
2-3
weeks.
All causes
97
58
69
47
35
306
337
{Certified
60
10
13
14
{Uncertified
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Small-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chicken-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
Measles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Scarlet Fever
1
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Whooping Cough
2
2
4
26
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
4
Diphtheria and Croup
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Erysipelas
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tuberculous Meningitis
1
1
2
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Abdominal Tuberculosis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other Tuberculous Diseases
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
4
2
6
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
41
Convulsions
2
1
3
1
1
5
6
-
-
-
-
Laryngitis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
3
3
3
19
Bronchitis
4
14
-
-
-
20
13
Pneumonia (all forms)
3
1
1
2
7
14
14
68
69
Diarrhœa
1
1
5
3
9
3
-
-
-
-
-
29
1
2
3
Enteritis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gastritis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Syphilis
1
1
1
3
1
2
6
4
-
-
-
Rickets
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Injury at birth
7
7
7
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Atelectesis
3
1
4
4
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
Congenital Malformations
3
1
2
6
1
1
8
14
-
-
-
Premature birth
36
3
1
6
46
3
1
2
52
39
-
Atrophy, Debility and
Marasmus
2
3
10
6
1
52
45
5
20
15
-
Other Causes
1
4
3
1
9
6
23
10
11
59
33
Totals
60
10
13
14
97
58
69
47
35
306
337
Nett births in the year —Legitimate, 3,231; Illegitimate, 52.
Table III.- Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Dearth.
| 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. 1921. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1920. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | {Certified | 60 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 97 | 58 | 69 | 47 | 35 | 306 | 337 |
| {Uncertified | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Chicken-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 26 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 7 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 6 | |
| Laryngitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bronchitis | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 69 | |
| Diarrhœa | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | 3 | |
| Enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 29 | |
| Gastritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Syphilis | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 4 | |
| Rickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | |
| Atelectesis | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8 | 14 | |
| Premature birth | 36 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 52 | 39 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 45 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 33 | |
| Totals | 60 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 97 | 58 | 69 | 47 | 35 | 306 | 337 | |