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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TABLE 12.
ST. PETER'S WARD.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1912.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.
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 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 61 |
Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Atelectasis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Premature Birth | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 15 | |
Other causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 62 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
489
7
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants
Illegitimate Infants.
57
5