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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 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 117 |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 31 | ||
| Enteritis | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Premature Birth | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 20 | |||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Injury at Birth | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | |||||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Gastritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Pneumonia, all forms | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 21 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 117 | ||
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 716
Illegitimate 15
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 116
Illegitimate Infants 1