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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
London County Council 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Cause of death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | - 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under one year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Measles | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 98 | 400 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 35 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 53 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 69 | 48 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 78 | 80 | 62 | 87 | 77 | 746 |
| Diarrhœa, all forms | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 108 | 108 | 139 | 120 | 101 | 95 | 93 | 78 | 66 | 60 | 47 | 1,050 |
| Enteritis (not tuberculous) | 19 | 20 | 26 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 72 | 51 | 50 | 25 | 42 | 34 | 20 | 28 | 598 | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 142 | |
| Premature Birth | 1,545 | 232 | 201 | 115 | 2,093 | 141 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2,299 |
| Congenital Defects | 336 | 74 | 49 | 28 | 487 | 60 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 645 |
| Injury at Birth | 105 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 |
| Want of Breast-milk | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 74 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 327 | 133 | 119 | 105 | 684 | 317 | 238 | 198 | 129 | 74 | 60 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 1,848 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 239 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesen-terica | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 153 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 32 | 264 | |
| Erysipelas | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 52 |
| Syphilis | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 69 | 40 | 41 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 226 |
| Rickets | — | — | 1 | —— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 58 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuber- culous) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 210 |
| Convulsions | 92 | 65 | 56 | 30 | 243 | 86 | 59 | 43 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 603 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 50 | 63 | 54 | 181 | 238 | 160 | 114 | 83 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 76 | 63 | 63 | 1,284 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 15 |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 35 | 23 | 38 | 116 | 159 | 150 | 137 | 102 | 122 | 121 | 127 | 145 | 149 | 154 | 147 | 1,629 |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 82 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 159 | 71 | 76 | 54 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 421 | |
| Other causes | 192 | 66 | 64 | 38 | 360 | 115 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 44 | 58 | 53 | 44 | 42 | 36 | 46 | 979 |
Comparison may be made between the number of deaths from the several causes in this table with
those of the two antecedent years by reference to the following table:—
Cause of death.
1905.
1906.
1907.
Small-pox
—
—
—
Chicken-pox
3
3
5
Measles
389
420
400
Scarlet Fever
34
18
35
Diphtheria and Croup
52
59
53
Whooping Cough
623
502
746
Diarrhœa
3,423
4,468
1,790
Enteritis (not tuberculous)
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh
Premature Birth
2,423
2,208
2,299
Congenital Defects
547
613
645
Injury at Birth
99
113
117
Want of Breast-milk
2,281
2,130
1,922
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus
Tuberculous Meningitis
273
241
239
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica
192
225
153
Other Tuberculous Diseases
284
246
264
Erysipelas
64
50
52
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