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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE J. Infantile Mortality, 1933. Net 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 | 87 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 105 | 46 | 44 | 30 | 24 | 249 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Whooping cough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Ccrebro-spinal meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| Other respiratory diseases | — | — | — | -— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 40 | |
| Other digestive diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Other diseases of Liver, etc. | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth, etc. | 80 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 94 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | 121 |
| Other deaths from violence | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
| Other defined diseases | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |