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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
Wandsworth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Deaths iroin stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One \ear of Age.
| Causeof Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-a Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | Weeks. | iotal under 1 Month. | 1—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6—7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | q— io Months. | 10—11 Months. | ii—12 Months. | Total Deaths 1 under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes- Certified | 140 | 43 | 36 | 21 | 240 | 76 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 42 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 714 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Common Infectious Diseases— Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria: Mem. Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 48 |
| Diarrhceal Diseases— Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 54 |
| Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 45 | |
| Gastritis, Gastro-lntesti-nal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Wasting Diseases — Premature Birth | 85 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 113 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 137 |
| Congenital Defects | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 34 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 17 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 104 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases-Tuberculous Meningitis. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | io |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | i | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | i | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | i | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | io |
| Convulsions | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 81 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Other Causes | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 39 |
| 140 | 44 | 36 | 21 | 241 | 76 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 42 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 3i | 715 |
Population (estimated to middle of I9°7)» 32°»I2°*
Births in the year—legitimate, 6,751 ; illegitimate, 189.
Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 659 I illegitimate infants, 56-
Deaths from all causes at all ages,
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