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 Bermondsey, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table iii.— Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.
Causes of Death. | Under i week | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks | Total under 1 mth. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1917. | Total Deaths under 1 vear. 1916. | |
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All causes | Certified ... | 55 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 58 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 335 | 564 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 11 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping -Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 8 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 35 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 65 | 73 | |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 5 | ... | 30 | 29 | |
Gastritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ... | 17 | 1 | |
Syphilis | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 2 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Atelectesis | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | ||
Congenital Malformations | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 9 | 19 | ||
Premature birth | 26 | 2 | 2 | ... | 30 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 39 | 41 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 57 | |
Other Causes | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 29 | |
Totals | 55 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 58 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 335 | 364 |
Nett births in the year—Legitimate, 2,990; Illegitimate, 45.