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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
Beckenham 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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TABLE V.
(See Notes at Foot of Table IV.)
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Uncert1f1ed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Common Infect1ous D1seases. | Small-pox - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ch1cken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| D1phther1a; Membranous Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Whoop1ng Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| D1arrhceal D1seases. | D1arrhoea, all forms | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Enter1t1s, Muco & Gastro-enter1t1s | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | |
| Gastr1t1s, Gastro-Intest1nal Catarrh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wast1ng D1seases. | Premature B1rth | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Congen1tal Defects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Injury at B1rth | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | |
| Want of Breast-m1lk, Starvat1on | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Atrophy, Deb1l1ty, Marasmus | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Tuberculous D1seases. | Tuberculous Men1ng1t1s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculous Per1ton1t1s, Tabes | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Mesenter1ca | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous D1seases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Other . Causes. | Erys1pelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| byph1l1s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| R1ckets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Men1ng1t1s (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Convuls1ons | 2 | 1 | — | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Bronch1t1s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Laryng1t1s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Pneumon1a | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | |
| Suffocat1on, overly1ng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Causes | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 14 | 3 | — | 4 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 49 | ||