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Lambeth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE IV. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH—INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1923 Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| 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 | 113 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 69 | 53 | 57 | 37 | 38 | 356 |
| Uncertified | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | —" | — | — | 3 | |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | l | 1 | 8 | 4 | 30 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever* | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | ||
| Phthisis Tuberculous Meningitis | — | _ | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | l | 1 | 5 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Peritonitis (Pneumocosial) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2b | ||
| Premature Birth | 66 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 83 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 96 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | l | 1 | 29 | |
| Atelectasis | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | l | — | 9 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | |
| Gastritis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| Intussusception (acute) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 2 | 3 | |
| Dentition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Dermatitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Broncho Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 35 | |
| Pleuro „ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
| Empyema | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Stomatitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | —_ | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | |
| Accident, other than Suffocation | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | |
| Nephritis (Acute) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Icterus Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Septicaemia, Pyaema | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Otitis and Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other causes not classified above | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| Totals | 114 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 170 | 55 | 57 | 37 | 38 | 359 | |
* These are cases of post-basic meningitis.