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 Greenwich Borough]
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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 One Year. |
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Small-Fox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tubercular Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Meningitis (not Tuberculoid) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diseases of Trachea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
Diarrhoea (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Gastro-Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Atelectasis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Congenital Malformation | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
Premature Birth | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Suffocation, Overlay | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
„ Otherwise | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
Totals | 22 | 6 | 2 | ... | 30 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 51 |
Note.—All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., persons resident in the Borough who died outside it have been included. The
transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales, and who died in the Borough in like manner
have been excluded.