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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 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 110 | |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 31 | |||||
| Enteritis | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Injury at Birth | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Gastritis | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Pneumonia, all forms | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 110 | |||
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 653
Illegitimate 12
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 109
Illegitimate Infants 1