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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TABLE 4.
BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1937.
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. | 4 weeks and under 3 Months | 3 Months and under 6 | 6 Months and under 9 | 9 Months and under 12. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | 38 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 140 |
Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Diarrhoea | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
Enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Phthisis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Other Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Congenital Malformations | 8 | — | 2 | – | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | – | 14 |
Premature Birth | 29 | 2 | 2 | – | 33 | 5 | 1 | — | – | 39 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
Atelectasis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Rickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
Laryngitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Convulsions | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Gastritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Intussusception | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Dentition | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Dermatitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Bronchitis | – | — | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
Pneumonia (All Forms) | – | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
Suffocation (overlying) | – | – | –_ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Accident (other) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | — | 3 |
Nephritis, Acute | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Icterus Neonatorum | 1 | — | – | – | 1 | — | – | – | — | 1 |
Septic Pyaemia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Otitis and Mastoiditis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Other Causes | – | — | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | — | 6 |
Not classified above | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
38 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 140 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 2071
Illegitimate 96
Nett Deaths in the year .
Legitimate Infants 132
Illegitimate Infants 8