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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 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

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.
Wastinq Diseases—
xJ Premature Birth1,427223151991,9001203517452-1-2-2,086
Congenital Defects3227038374675835321613797526657
Injury at Birth966-110332---------108
Want of Breast-milk7635219432311-1--45
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus25310010186540288203156118808052432636151,637
Tuberculous Diseases—
Tuberculous Meningitis312-6109121414202022132118179
Tuberculous Periton-itis: Tabes Mesen-terica-112491921121314108793129
Other Tuberculous Diseases---11998121512191217199142
Erysipelas-117993-213212--32
Syphilis10101619553722221410671543186
Rickets---11233423-788754
Meningitis (not Tuber-culous)8612176410169311321151517174
Convulsions885032201905941443017221415141910475
Bronchitis1121304210414091705960545164455055843
Laryngitis1---1--1-2-2132113
Pneumonia17203440111139124117921081161081331361151431,442
Suffocation, overlaying60161515106695036321182421-321
Other causes1524237 --312628144 _394752385336343530751
Total (All Causes)2,4655985004514,1041,28792983467863632456460757057253211,847

Table: Comparison may be made between the number of deaths from the several causes in the above table with those of the five antecedent years by reference to the following table :—•

Comparison may be made between the number of deaths from the several causes in the above table with those of the five antecedent years by reference to the following table :—•

Cause of death.1905. 52 weeks.1906. 52 weeks.1907. 52 weeks.1908. 53 weeks.1909. 52 weeks.1910. 52 weeks.Deaths in 1910 in excess or defect of the corrected average for 1905-9.
Diminution in 1910Excess in 1910
Small-pox--------
Chicken-pox33531041-
Measles389420400333503391-6
Scarlet Fever34183524201015-
Diphtheria and Croup52595367603025-
Whooping-cough623502746469524602-64
Diarrhœa3,4234,4681,7902,7091,8491,5361,120-
Enteritis (not tuberculous)
Gastritis, Gastro - intestinal Catarrh
Premature Birth2,4232,2082,2992,1972,1222,08626-
Congenital Defects547613645705667657-59
Injury at Birth99113117110113108-4
Want of Breast-milk2,2812,1301,9221,8431,8251,682194-
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus
Tuberculous Meningitis27324123925920317949-
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica19222515316814512936-
Other Tuberculous Diseases28424626425518814290-
Erysipelas64505235483215-
Syphilis27123322622921618634-
Rickets7967585145542-
Meningitis (not tuberculous)30030221024617017455-
Convulsions803660603520495475102-
Bronchitis1,2761,0431,284982960843197-
Laryngitis2523151815135-
Pneumonia1,4901,3351,6291,4311,3341,44286
Suffocation, overlaying46241742141732232161-
Other causes1,0041,009979885852751136-
Total16,39716,38514,14513,95612,68611,847Net defect 1,944
Number of births125,930124,880121,408122,898116,559114,870