London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1908
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Table Y—
| cause of death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 3—4 Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6—7 Month?. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common infectious diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Diarrhoeal diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea, all forms | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 18 |
| Enteritis, muco-enteritis, gastro-enteritis Gastritis, gastro-intestinal catarrh | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 17 |
| Wasting diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature birth | 40 | 4 | 4 | — | 48 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 65 |
| Congenital defects | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Injury at birth | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Want of breast-milk, starvation, improper food | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 |
| Debility from birth | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Marasmus | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 |
| Neglect | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tuberculous diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| Tuberculous peritonitis, tabes mesenterica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |