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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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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. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3 Months and undei" 6 Months | 6 Months and 'under 9 Months | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes- | ||||||||||
| Certified | 145 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 228 | 106 | 79 | 50 | 5o | 513 |
| Uncertified | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Sinall-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 8 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 21 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 46 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Enteritis | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 42 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 11 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Injury at birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Atelectasis | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Congenital Malformations | 13 | 4 | 1 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 19 |
| Premature birth | 93 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 115 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | 127 |
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus- | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 70 |
| Other Causes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| 148 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 231 | 106 | 79 | 50 | 50 | 516 |
Nett Births in the year, legitimate, 6,533; illegitimate, 223.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate intants, 481; illegitimate infants, 35.