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Southwark 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 21.BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.INFANT MORTALITY, 1911.Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.

TABLE 21.

BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.

INFANT MORTALITY, 1911.

Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.

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 causesCertified127383536236149172144121822
Uncertified1.........1............1
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles.........2224111332
Scarlet Fever..............................
Diphtheria and Croup..............................
Whooping Cough...............229619
Diarrhoea12271235756959250
Enteritis...11...22...127
Tuberculous Meningitis..................2338
Abdominal Tuberculosis...............23319
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............152210
Congenital Malformations72......93......113
Premature Birth83812911261......119
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus168343030238596
Atelectasis3.........3............3
Injury at Birth41......5............5
Erysipelas.........1111......3
Syphilis13116131...11
Rickets...1......1......1...2
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)......1...1...44312
Convulsions33219811221
Gastritis13...1512......8
Laryngitis...............1......12
Bronchitis...1551119117250
Pneumonia, all forms113161925181886
Suffocation, overlying1...1248315
Other causes844218876342
128383536237149172144121823

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Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 5,575
Illegitimate 117
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 807
Illegitimate Infants 16