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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Borough of Wandsworth—Clapham Sub-District.
1911. 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. | 1 — 3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under I Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| Premature birth | 17 | ... | 3 | 1 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ... | 17 | |
| Atelectasis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Injury at birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| 31 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 156 | ||
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 1,275; illegitimate, 34.
Nett Deaths in the year of.—legitimate infants, 144; illegitimate infants, 12.