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Southwark 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 21.
BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1915.
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 | 151 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 214 | 117 | 146 | 125 | 89 | 691 |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 7 | 16 | 30 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| Meningitis(not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 47 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 124 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 98 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 2 | ... | 1 | 14 | |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Atelectasis | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 18 | |
| Premature Birth | 95 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 106 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 114 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 83 | |
| Other causes | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ... | 25 | |
| 153 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 216 | 117 | 146 | 125 | 89 | 693 | ||
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 5101
Illegitimate 146
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 663
Illegitimate Infants 30