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—Clapham Sub-District.
Infant Mortality.
1914. 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. | 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 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 91 |
| Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Gastritis ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at birth ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | ... | 3 | ••• | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Premature birth | 19 | ... | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | |
| Atrophy,Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | |
| Other causes | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 92 | |
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 1,167; illegitimate, 39.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 87; illegitimate infants, 5.