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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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 | |
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All causes | Certified | 58 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 61 | 60 | 77 | 362 |
Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 17 | 27 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Tubercul us Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Convulsions and Dentition | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | |
Pneumonia, all forms | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 78 | |
Diarrhæa | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Atelectasis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Congenital Malformations | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | |
Premature Birth | 38 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 53 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 48 | |
Other causes | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | |
59 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 112 | 53 | 61 | 60 | 77 | 363 |