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 Fulham]
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Table III.
Infant Mortality during Year 1931.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age.
Nell Deaths under One Year of Residents in the
Wards of the Borough.
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.
H Months and under
12 Months.
Total Deaths
inder One Yea*.
Baron's Court Word.
l.illie Ward.
Walbam Ward.
Margravine Ward.
Munster Ward
Hurlingham Ward.
Sands End Ward.
Town Ward.
All Causes
Certified
32
9
8
4
53
33
27
23
15
151
16
19
34
18
21
4
31
8
Uncertified
3
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
3
—
-
—
2
1
—
—
-
1. Small-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2. Chicken-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3. Measles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4 Scarlet Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5.Whooping Cough
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
2
1
—
—
2
-
6.Diphtheria and Croup
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
3
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
7. Erysipelas
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8.Tuberculous Meningitis
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
-
3
—
1
1
—
1
—
-
—
9.Abdominal Tuberculosis(a)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10. Disseminated Tuberculosis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12. Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
-
3
—
—
3
3
-
3
—
9
1
—
5
—
—
1
2
—
13. Convulsions
1
—
—
—
1
1
2
1
—
5
1
—
2
—
1
—
1
-
14. Laryngitis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15. Bronchitis
—
—
—
1
1
—
2
—
—
3
—
—
1
—
2
—
—
—
16. Pneumonia (all forms)
1
—
2
1
4
5
9
7
6
31
3
2
7
4
5
1
7
2
17. Influenza
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
18.Diarrhœa
-
-
-
1
1
1
4
2
-
8
1
2
-
1
2
—
2
—
19. Enteritis
-
-
1
—
1
1
1
3
1
7
—
3
1
—
—
1
2
—
20. Gastritis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21. Syphilis
1
—
1
—
2
—
1
—
—
3
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
22. Rickets
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
1
1
3
-
-
-
1
-
-
2
—
23. Suffocation,overlaying
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
24. Injury by Birth
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
—
25. Atelectasis
8
—
—
—
8
1
—
—
—
9
3
3
—
2
1
—
—
-
26. Congenital Malformations
5
—
1
—
6
4
1
1
—
12
1
—
2
2
1
—
3
3
27. Premature Birth
15
4
1
—
20
6
1
-
—
27
2
4
7
2
6
-
5
1
28. Atrophy Debility and Marasmus
2
1
1
-
4
3
3
-
-
10
—
1
2
3
1
-
1
2
29. Other Causes
1
1
1
—
3
5
1
—
2
11
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
—
Total
35
9
8
4
56
33
27
23
15
154
16
19
34
20
22
4
31
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Nett Births in year:- (a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis are included deaths from Tuberculous Peritiontis
and Enteritis, and from Tabes Mesenerica.
want of breast milk is included under A trophy and Debility.
Legitimate ...2,126
Illitimate ... 155
nett Deaths in the Year of
Legitimate infants ... 142
Illegitimate infants ... 12