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 Bexley]
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DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE.
| Causes of Death as Certified. | Under 1 week | 1 week and under 2 weeks | 2 weeks and under 3 weeks | 3 weeks and under 4 weeks | Total under 1 month | 1 month and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncho-pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Premature Birth and Inanition | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Mental Deficiency and Inanition | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Miliary T.B. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gastro Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Congenital Malformation, etc. | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| War Operations | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Misadventure (asphyxiated under bedclothes) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Septicæmia | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Infected Eczema | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Septic Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 24 | 4 | — | 2 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 49 |