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Southwark 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 8.
BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1927.
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. | I 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 48 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 67 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 34 | 213 |
| Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| Diarrhæa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Phthisis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| Premature Birth | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 44 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Intussusception | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Dentition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Dermatitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 34 | |
| Pleuro Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation (overlying) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Accident (other) | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Nephritis, Acute | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Icterus Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Septic Pyaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Otitis and Mastoiditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other causes not classified above | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 26 | |
| 49 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 68 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 34 | 215 | ||
Nett Deaths in the year Legitimate 3,359
Illegitimate 149
Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants 197
Illegitimate Infants 18