Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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—Putney Sub-District.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3 -4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
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All causes | Certified | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 42 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Convulsions | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | ||
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Premature Birth | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other causes | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 42 |
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 466 ; illegitimate, 27
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 38 ; illegitimate infants, 4.