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 16.
ST. MICHAEL'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 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 76 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | |
Convulsions | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
Diarrhæa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | |
Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Atelectasis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Congenital Malformations | 2 | l | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Premature Birth | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | |
Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 76 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
601
22
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants
Illegitimate Infants.
69
7