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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 — Southfield Sub-District.
191 1. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2Weeks. | 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 147 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 21 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 28 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Premature birth | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 25 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 18 | |
| Atelectasis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Gastritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| 22 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 37 | 28 | 24 | 147 | ||
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 1,122; illegitimate, 34.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 131; illegitimate infants, 16.