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. 187
1915. 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 under3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months- | 9 Months and under 12 Months | 1 Total Deaths j under 1 Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | Certified | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 93 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
Convulsions | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 6 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Injury at birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Congenital Malformations | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Premature birth | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
Other causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Totals | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 93 |
Nett Births in the year—legitimate, 839 ; illegitimate, 49.
Nett Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 81 ; illegitimate infants, 12.