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 21.
BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
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 | 102 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 181 | 89 | 114 | 97 | 104 | 585 |
Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Small-pox | |||||||||||
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 31 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Convulsions | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 16 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | io | 10 | 8 | 38 | |
Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 90 | |
Diarrhæa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 44 | |
Enteritis | l | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 42 | |
Gastritis | l | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | 17 | |
Injury at Birth | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
Atelectasis | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Congenital Malformations | 6 | 3 | ... | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 19 | |
Premature Birth | 59 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 93 | 8 | 2 | 103 | |||
(Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 82 | |
Other causes | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | |
104 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 183 | 89 | 114 | 97 | 104 | 587 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
5,444
145
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants .
Illegitimate Infants.,
552
35