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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | I- 2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months. | 3—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under i year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes- | ||||||||||
| Certified | 134 | 29 | 43 | 37 | 243 | 117 | 183 | 38 | 139 | 820 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 29 | 41 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 26 | 20 | 104 |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 63 | 43 | 28 | 170 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Congenital Malformations | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 1 | ... | 56 | |
| Premature birth | 73 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 96 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 101 |
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 19 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 84 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Injury at birth | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 |
| Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Convulsions | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Gastritis | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 83 |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Other Causes | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |
| 134 | 29 | 43 | 37 | 243 | 117 | 183 | 138 | 142 | 823 |
Nett Births in the year, legitimate, 6,519; illegitimate, 180.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants; 742;-illegitimate infants, 81.