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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

Bermondsey 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bermondsey, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: Table iii.— Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.

Table iii.— Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.

Causes of Death.Under i week1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeksTotal 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.
All causesCertified ...5512847958766161335564
Uncertified.................................
Small-pox.................................
Chicken-pox.................................
Measles..................26101811
Scarlet Fever....................................
Whooping -Cough...............214297
Diphtheria and Croup..................1......11
Erysipelas ....................................
Tuberculous Meningitis............1322812
Abdominal Tuberculosis .....................111323
Other Tuberculous Diseases.....................2...2...
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..................122510
Convulsions2.........5...12...88
Laryngitis.................................
Bronchitis...1......172351835
Pneumonia (all forms)...11...491520176573
Diarrhoea...............1723137
Enteritis...............4125...3029
Gastritis1.........1363...171
Syphilis41......6...11...82
Rickets.....................1...1...
Injury at birth............1............12
Atelectesis421...71......89
Congenital Malformations41...5261...919
Premature birth2622...3081......3941
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus8...1...111215424457
Other Causes422...881942829
Totals5512847958766161335364

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Nett births in the year—Legitimate, 2,990; Illegitimate, 45.