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Wandsworth 1914
[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.
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. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 14 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3 Months and under 6 Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Mouths and 1 under 12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 41 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...::: | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 6 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Totals | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 41 | |
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 445; illegitimate, 23
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 35; illegitimate infants, 6.