Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 We$ks. | 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 | 127 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 236 | 149 | 172 | 144 | 121 | 822 |
| Uncertified | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 32 | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 19 | ||||||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 250 | |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| Premature Birth | 83 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 112 | 6 | 1 | 119 | |||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 96 | |
| Atelectasis | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Injury at Birth | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |||||
| Convulsions | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | |
| Gastritis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 50 | |||
| Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 86 | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | ||||
| Other causes | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 42 | |
| 128 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 237 | 149 | 172 | 144 | 121 | 823 | ||
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 5,575
Illegitimate 117
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 807
Illegitimate Infants 16