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Southwark 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| 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 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 59 |
| Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not 'Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | ... | l | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | l | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| 10 | 5 | l | 3 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 60 | ||
| Nett Births in the year | Legitimate | 483 | |||||||||
| Illegitimate | 16 | ||||||||||
| Nett Deaths in the year of | Legitimate Infants ... | 59 | |||||||||
| Illegitimate Infants | 1 | ||||||||||