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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
1920. 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 oMnths and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes— | ||||||||||
| Certified | 131 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 222 | 98 | 65 | 57 | 19 | 461 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases.. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Convulsions | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 22 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 44 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 47 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 12 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 38 |
| Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Injury at birth | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 19 |
| Premature Birth | 69 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 98 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | 112 |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 1 | ... | 72 |
| Other Causes | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| Totals | 131 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 222 | 98 | 66 | 57 | 19 | 462 |
Nett Births in the year, legitimate, 6,989; illegitimate, 223.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 422; illegitimate infants, 40.