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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.
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Borough of Wandsworth — Springfield 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 154 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 39 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| Premature birth | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 14 | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 154 | ||
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 1,055; illegitimate, 25.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 139; illegitimate infants, 15.