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Lewisham 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table V.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1908.
Deaths
| 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 underOne Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Cause | Certified | 68 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 112 | 44 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 315 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | |||
| Common Infectious Diseases | Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria: Memb. Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| Diarrhoeal Diseases | Diarrhoea, all forms | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| Enteritis Muco-enteritis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | |
| Gastro-enteritis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gastritis, Gastro- | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| intestinal Catarrh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wasting Diseases | Premature Birth | 39 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 |
| Congenital Defects | 9 | — | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Want of Breast-milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Atrophy, Debility, | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 64 | |
| Marasmus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Diseases | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Other Causes | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | .6 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||
| Bronchitis | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 19 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 26 | |||
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||
| 68 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 112 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 315 | ||
Population (estimated to middle of 1908), 156,327.
Births in the year—legitimate, 3,541; illegitimate, 91.
Deaths from all causes at all ages, 1,757.
Deaths in the year—legitimate 309, illegitimate 6.