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Wandsworth 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XVIII. (Table IV.) Borough of Wandsworth. Infant Mortality. 1915. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1— 2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3-4 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 | 125 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 203 | 82 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 586 |
| Uncertified | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 30 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Convulsions | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 69 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 54 |
| Enteritis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 44 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Suffocation, overlying | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Injury at birth | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 |
| Atelectasis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Congenital Malformations | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| Premature birth | 55 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 82 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 90 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 14 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 76 |
| Other Causes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 41 |
| Totals | 128 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 206 | 83 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 590 |
Nett Births in the year, legitimate, 5,987; illegitimate, 396.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 531; illegitimate infants, 59.