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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Southwark 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 11.ST. PAULS WARD.INFANT MORTALITY, 1913.Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.

TABLE 11.

ST. PAULS WARD.

INFANT MORTALITY, 1913.

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 causesCertified43231215106346
Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles.....................2...2
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough.....................112
Diphtheria and Croup..............................
Erysipelas...............1.........1
Tuberculous Meningitis..................1...l2
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..................1......1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..................2......2
Convulsions..................11...2
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis.........112.........3
Pneumonia, all forms.........113.........4
Diarrhcea...............252...9
Enteritis........................11
Gastritis.........11............1
Syphilis...............1.........1
Pickets..............................
Suffocation, overlying..............................
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis1...1...21.........3
Congenital Malformations...1......11.........2
Premature Birth321...62.........8
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus...............2.........2
Other causes..............................
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Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 507
Illegitimate 8
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 41
Illegitimate Infants 5