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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—Southfield Sub-District Infant Mortality. 1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| Causes of Death, | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 1 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3 Months and under6 Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months | 9 Months and unaer 12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 24 | ii | 14 | 103 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | 12 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | |
| Premature birth | 11 | 3 | 2 | ... | 16 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 17 | |
| Other causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| T otals | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 103 | |
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 1,170 ; illegitimate, 39.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 98 ; illegitimate infants, 5.