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.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—a Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3 4Weeks. | Total under 4 week8. | 4 Weeks and under3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and underoMonths. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
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All causes | Certified | 20 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | |||||
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ||
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |||
Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | |||||
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Congenital Malformations | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Premature birth | 10 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | 2 | ... | 17 | |||||||
Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Totals | 20 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 11 |
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 994; illegitimate, 43.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 81; illegitimate infants, 14.