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 Woolwich]
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TABLE IVa.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1911.
Net Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | ||||||||||
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping-cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 24 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 63 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 4 | .. | 2 | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | |
| Premature Birth | 41 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 51 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 5 | .. | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | |
| Atelectasis | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Pneumonia (all Forms) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Other causes | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 62 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 92 | 43 | 53 | 51 | 34 | 273 | ||
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate, 2778.
Illegitimate, 36.
Nett Deaths in the Year of
Legitimate Infants, 256.
Illegitimate Infants, 17.