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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | J 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 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 116 |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Phthisis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Other Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 |
| Premature Birth | 14 | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | 14 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Rickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laryngitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Convulsions | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gastritis | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Intussusception | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Dentition | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dermatitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia (All Forms) | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| Suffocation (overlying) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Accident (other) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Nephritis, Acute | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Icterus Neonatorum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Septic Pyaemia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Otitis and Mastoiditis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Causes | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Not classified above | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 116 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 1924
Illegitimate 106
Legitimate Infants 109
Nett Deaths in the year
Illegitimate Infants .. 7