Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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The following Table gives details of the causes of death in the various age groups:— Infantile Mortality, 1937. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.
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. |
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All Causes | 17 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 66 |
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 7 |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation, overlaying.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Atelectasis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Congenital Malformations | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Premature Birth | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | |
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 12 | |
Other Causes | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | ||
Totals | 17 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 66 |
Death-rate in each age-group per 1,000 births | 11.6 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 21.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
Percentage of total deaths in each age-group | 25.8 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 47.0 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 9.1 | 100 |