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Woolwich 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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97-98
TABLE IVc.
B orough of W oolwich.
I nfantile M ortality D uring the Y ear 1905, C orrected for P ublic I nstitutions. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under under One Year of Age.
| 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 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes - | |||||||||||||||||
| Certified | 70 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 130 | 46 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 365 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Common Infectious Diseases — | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Diarrhceal Diseases — | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 53 |
| Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Wasting Diseases- | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 45 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72 |
| Congenital Defects | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Want of Breast-milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 62 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases- | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Convulsions | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 18 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 27 |
| Suffocation (overlaying) | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| Other Causes | 3 | 4 | ... | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 23 |
| 70 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 130 | 46 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 365 | |
Births in the year : Legitimate, 3488; illegitimate, 61. Population (estimated to middle of 1905):—125,885.
Deaths from all causes at all ages:—1605.