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 under12months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 55 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 75 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 180 |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 20 |
| Diarrœha | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 9 |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Congenital Malforma-tions | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 10 |
| Premature Birth | 21 | 2 | 4 | .. | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| 34 | 7 | 3 54 | 22 24 | 19 | 18 | 137 | ||||