Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1925
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| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1—2 Weeks | 2—3 Weeks | 3—4 Weeks | Total under 1 Month | 1—3 Months | 3—6 Months | 6—9 Months | 9—12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 37 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 135 |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chicken-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Diphtheria—Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | |
| Diseases of Trachea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhœa, all forms | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| „ otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Actelectasis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | 11 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 14 | |
| Premature Birth | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 27 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | .. | I | .. | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Other Causes | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 135 | |
Boys 83
Girls 52
135