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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Section II
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA
TABLE 7. INFANT MORTALITY DURING YEAR 1937.
| Nett. Deaths from staled causes at various ages under One Year of Age. | Nell Deaths under One Year in Wards. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Week. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 8 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under One year. | Baron's Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | WallhamWard. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | |
| All Causes | Certified | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 109 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 8 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1. Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Erysipelas | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 12. Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 13. Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 14. Bronchitis and Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 6 | - | |
| 15. Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 16. Gastro-Enteritis and Diarrhoea | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17. Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 18. Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 19. Suffocation, overlaying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 20. Injury by Birth | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | |
| 21. Atelectasis | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 22. Congenital Malformations | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | |
| 23. Premature Birth. Debility and Marasmus, etc. | 26 | 2 | - | - | 28 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 24. Other Causes | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 109 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 8 | |