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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
Hampstead 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE IV.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 W:eeks. | 4 Weeks aud under 3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 25 | 4 | 2 | ... | 31 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 79 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis* | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis i not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| Premature Birth | 10 | 2 | 1 | ... | 13 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 19 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus† | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | |
| Other causes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| 25 | 4 | 2 | ... | 31 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 79 | ||
Nett Births in c legitimate, 1,207
the year illegitimate, 74
Nett Deaths in legitimate infants, 68.
the year of illegitimate infants, 11.
*Including deaths Irom Tuberculous Peritonitis and Enteritis, and from Tabes
Mesenterica.
† Including want of Breast Milk.