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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| CAUSE 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 1-months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Certified Causes Uncertified | 50 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 43 | 47 | 29 | 36 | 234 | |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis Other Tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | |
| Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 34 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Atelectasis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | |
| Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 49 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | .. | .. | 32 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | .. | .. | •• | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 50 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 43 | 47 | 29 | 36 | 234 | ||
Nett Births—Legitimate, 2599; Illegitimate, 68.
Nett Deaths—Legitimate infants, 216; Illegitimate infants, 18.