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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 1913
[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—Clapham Sub-District.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks 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 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 1.5 | J7 | 13 | 107 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ... | 12 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Premature birth | 16 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ... | 21 | ||||
| Atrophy,Debility and Marasmus | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Other causes | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Totals | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 107 | |
| Borough of Wandsworth—Clapham Sub-District. | |||||||||||
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 1,249; illegitimate, 41.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 100 ; illegitimate infants, 7.