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 | |
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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