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Southwark 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 18.
ST. GEORGE'S WARD.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1912.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| (Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| j Premature Birth | 13 | ... | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | |
| (Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 20 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 101 | ||
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
688
16
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants .
Illegitimate Infants.
99
2