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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—Streatham 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 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 179 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 31 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Premature Birth | 21 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 30 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ... | 16 | ||
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Other causes | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 15 | ||
| 36 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 66 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 180 | ||
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 1,774; illegitimate, 39.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 164; illegitimate infant, 16.