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 15.
ALL SAINTS' 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 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 48 |
{Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
'Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
(Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Injury at Birth | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Atelectasis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Congenital Malformations | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Premature Birth | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 48 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
674
10
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants
Illegitimate Infants
47
1