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Wandsworth 1912
[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.
1912. 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. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1 Month and under 3 Months | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months | 9 Months and under 12'Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 34 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 106 |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Premature birth | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3° | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 | |
| Other causes | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| 36 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 108 | ||
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 1,802; illegitimate, 48.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 103; illegitimate infants, 5.