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Southwark 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 10.
BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1920.
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. | 1 Total Deaths under 1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 84 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 170 | 110 | 85 | 81 | 63 | 509 |
| Uncertified | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 17 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Meningitis(not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 13 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 42 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 99 | |
| Diarrhea | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ... | 16 | |
| Enteritis | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 33 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation overlying | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ... | 37 | |
| Premature Birth | 44 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 62 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 68 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 76 | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | |
| 87 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 173 | 110 | 85 | 81 | 63 | 512 | ||
Legitimate 5,730
Nett Births in the year
Illegitimate 224
Legitimate Infants 477
Illegitimate Infants 35