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 IV.
Infant Mortality.
1914. Nett 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 4 weeks. | 4 weeks 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | No uncertified Deaths | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping-cough | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .. | 16 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| Pneumonia (all Forms) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 8 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | |
| Premature Birth | 40 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 58 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 23 | |
| Other causes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 68 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 97 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 239 | ||
Nett Births in the year
Nett Deaths in the Year of
Legitimate, 2765.
Illegitimate, 59.
Legitimate Infants, 232.
Illegitimate Infants, 7.