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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
Southwark 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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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 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 89 |
| Uncertified | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| Diarrhœa | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 30 | ||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Premature Birth | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Atelectasis | |||||||||||
| Injury at Birth | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | |||||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | |||||||||||
| Gastritis | |||||||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||||
| Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | |||||||||||
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 90 | ||
Netfc Births in the year
Legitimate 630
Illegitimate 18
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 90
Illegitimate Infants —