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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics.
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Table VII. gives the corrected number of deaths, and the
cause of death, at various periods up to one year of age.
TABLE VII.
| 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 | 79 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 127 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 286 |
| Uncertified | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chicken-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | — | – | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Meningitis (notTubercu lous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 2 | l | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Laryngitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 |
| Diarrhoea | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Gastritis | -—• | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Rickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlaying | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | —- | —• | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Congenital Malformations | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| Premature Birth | 44 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 6 | — | — | — | 64 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 24 |
| Other Causes | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| Totals | 80 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 128 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 287 |
Nett Births in the year : legitimate, 4796 ; illegitimate, 178.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 268 ; illegitimate
infants, 19.