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 Merton & Morden]
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Infant Deaths—With causes of death.
| Sex | Age | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 9 months | Broncho-Pneumonia. |
| Male | 5 days | Congenital. |
| Hypertrophic Stenosis. | ||
| Male | 1 day | Heart Failure, Prematurity. |
| Male | 1 day | Congenital Patent. |
| Interventricular Septum of Heart. | ||
| Male | 18 hours | Patent Foramen Ovale. |
| Congenital Heart Disease. | ||
| Male | 1 month | Congenital Atelectasis. |
| Male | 18 hours | Prematurity. |
| Pyelitis in Mother. | ||
| Female | Newly-born | Accidental. |
| Female | 5 hours | Prematurity. |
| Male | 5 days | Oedema of Lungs and Larynx. |
| Cardiac Failure. | ||
| Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus. | ||
| Female | 2 weeks | Septicasmia. |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum. | ||
| Female | 2 weeks | Meningitis. |
| Spina Bifida. | ||
| Male | 2 months | Meningococcal Meningitis. |
| Male | 1 hour | Extreme Prematurity. |
| Male | 1 day | Extreme Prematurity. |
| Male | 10 months | Castro-Enteritis. |
| Broncho-Pneumonia. | ||
| Diaphragmatic Hernia. | ||
| Male | 4 months | Gastro-Enteritis. |
| Mastoiditis. | ||
| Male | 1 week | Extreme Prematurity. |
| Female | 1 week | Prematurity. |
| Male | 1 week | Cerebral Haemorrhage. |
| Male | 4 weeks | Broncho-Pneumonia. |
| Gastro-Enteritis. | ||
| Male | 1 week | Cardiac Failure. |
| Prematurity. | ||
| Female | 1 week | Pneumonitis. |
| Male | Naso-pharyngeal Infection. | |
| 1 day | Extreme Prematurity. | |
| Male | 2 days | Atelectasis. |
| Female | 6 days | Broncho-Pneumonia. |
| Female | 2 weeks | Prematurity. |
| Male | 14 hours | Prematurity. |
| Maternal Toxaemia of Pregnancy. | ||
| Female | 3 days | Prematurity. |
| Female | 1 hour | Asphyxia. |
| Prolonged Labour. | ||
| Male | 1 week | Prematurity. |