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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
Penge 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Nett deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. 1 1 | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 12 | – | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | |
| Uncertified | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1 | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 | Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 | Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10 | Other Tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 | Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 12 | Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 13 | Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 14 | Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 15 | Diarrhæa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 16 | Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| 17 | Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 18 | Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 19 | Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 20 | Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 21 | Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 22 | Premature Birth | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| 23 | Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 24 | Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Totals | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | ||
Nett live Births registered during the
calendar year:—
Legitimate 389
415
Illegitimate 26
Nett Deaths registered during the
calendar year:—
Legitimate infants 28
28
Illegitimate —