Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Report of the County Medical Officer—General.
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Infantile mortality in London boroughs, 1901—1911:—
| 1301. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908 | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 129 | 125 | 111 | 129 | 118 | 105 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 127 |
| Kensington | 157 | 144 | 138 | 144 | 139 | 132 | 129 | 118 | 111 | 106 | 133 |
| Hammersmith | 163 | 138 | 133 | 148 | 130 | 137 | 116 | 120 | 120 | 99 | 146 |
| Fulham | 153 | 149 | 130 | 152 | 145 | 135 | 121 | 116 | 108 | 106 | 125 |
| Chelsea | 138 | 138 | 135 | 152 | 112 | 132 | 121 | 109 | 106 | 102 | 109 |
| Westminster | 131 | 129 | 115 | 115 | 106 | 111 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 84 | 103 |
| St. Marylebone | 138 | 139 | 130 | 133 | 128 | 119 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 108 |
| Hampstead | 102 | 86 | 87 | 110 | 92 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 74 | 61 | 78 |
| St. PaDcras | 146 | 139 | 127 | 143 | 127 | 124 | 106 | 108 | 101 | 102 | 112 |
| Islington | 137 | 130 | 122 | 124 | 121 | 125 | 115 | 102 | 102 | 94 | 127 |
| Stoke Newington | 111 | 111 | 116 | 113 | 119 | 103 | 100 | 94 | 79 | 63 | 102 |
| Hackney | 138 | 121 | 121 | 146 | 132 | 120 | 111 | 115 | 101 | 98 | 119 |
| Holborn | 150 | 163 | 121 | 140 | 118 | 117 | 123 | 112 | 103 | 105 | 115 |
| Finsbury | 161 | 171 | 152 | 160 | 144 | 160 | 130 | 133 | 131 | 123 | 156 |
| City of London | 171 | 129 | 135 | 104 | 142 | 104 | 94 | 91 | 109 | 59 | 124 |
| Shoreditch | 195 | 172 | 167 | 186 | 163 | 163 | 149 | 139 | 141 | 146 | 170 |
| Bethnal Green | 151 | 153 | 140 | 155 | 147 | 156 | 135 | 131 | 129 | 122 | 151 |
| Stepney | 164 | 149 | 139 | 157 | 142 | 135 | 117 | 132 | 119 | 112 | 144 |
| Poplar | 165 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 124 | 123 | 129 | 118 | 157 |
| Southwark | 164 | 164 | 145 | 171 | 145 | 145 | 136 | 132 | 120 | 117 | 144 |
| Bermondsey | 167 | 154 | 156 | 171 | 146 | 154 | 123 | 145 | 139 | 125 | 156 |
| Lambeth | 148 | 136 | 135 | 147 | 124 | 132 | 119 | 103 | 108 | 93 | 123 |
| Battersea | 160 | 124 | 131 | 144 | 128 | 125 | 114 | 106 | 107 | 98 | 124 |
| Wandsworth | 131 | 126 | 109 | 122 | 117 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 86 | 77 | 122 |
| Camberwell | 138 | 135 | 122 | 142 | 122 | 130 | 114 | 104 | 100 | 94 | 109 |
| Deptford | 143 | 133 | 134 | 143 | 119 | 145 | 106 | 122 | 102 | 122 | 142 |
| Greenwich | 134 | 141 | 129 | 143 | 122 | 121 | 97 | 122 | 100 | 108 | 128 |
| Lewisham | 130 | 123 | 92 | 123 | 93 | 114 | 88 | 87 | 74 | 80 | 104 |
| Woolwich | 130 | 124 | 106 | 136 | 102 | 110 | 111 | 95 | 82 | 85 | 97 |
| London County | 148 | 140 | 130 | 145 | 130 | 131 | 116 | 113 | 108 | 103 | 129 |
Infantile
mortality in
London
boroughs.
1901-11.
1912. It will be seen that the total deaths here shown differ slightly from the total in the preceding table derived from the annual summary of the Registrar-General.
| Cause of death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 0-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Montlis. | Total Deaths under one year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Measles | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 118 | 225 | 371 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 49 |
| Whooping-cough | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 10 | 93 | 80 | 126 | 130 | 429 |
| Diarrhoea, all forms | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 153 | 233 | 124 | 86 | 596 |
| Enteritis (not tuberculous) | 4 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 46 | 179 | 205 | 107 | 65 | 556 |
| Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 78 |
| Premature Birth | 1,373 | 187 | 142 | 88 | 1,790 | 1,944 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1,976 |
| Congenital Malformations | 158 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 256 | 326 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 397 |
| Atelectasis | 133 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 155 | 171 | 3 | - | 1 | 175 |
| Injury at Birth | 92 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 105 | 107 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 112 |
| Want of Breast-milk | 250 | 108 | 107 | 76 | 541 | 935 | 268 | 119 | 62 | 1,384 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | ||||||||||
Causes of
death of
infanta
under one
year of age.
(Continued on next page.)