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 12 months | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
| A1I Causes | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 111 |
| Small pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chicken pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | .. | .. |
| Convulsions | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation, overlaying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | . 1 | 7 |
| Premature Birth | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 5 | 1 | 3 | .. | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | 20 |
| Other Causes | 1 | .. | .. | l | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 111 |
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