Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1925
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TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1925.
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total DeathsunderOne Year. | ||
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All Causes. | Certified | 62 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 79 | 34 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 201 | |
Uncertified | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 52 | ||
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | *1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | ... | 21 | ||
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Injury at birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Atelectasis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
Congenital Malformation | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | ||
Premature Birth | 36 | ... | 1 | ... | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | ||
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 15 | 1 | 4 | ... | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | ... | 37 | ||
Other causes | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 18 | ||
69 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 87 | 39 | 54 | 26 | 17 | 223 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate, 2,648.
illegitimate, 198.
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants, 181.
illegitimate infants, 42.