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—Streatham Sub-District.
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 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 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 138 |
Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous). | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Convulsions | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 7 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Injury at birth | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Atelectasis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Congenital Malformations | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
Premature birth | 19 | 4 | 1 | ... | 24 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 27 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | |||
Other causes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Totals | 44 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 139 |
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 1,780 ; illegitimate, 85.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 122; illegitimate infants, 17.