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 Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under j 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All pauses: Certified | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 9 | 102 |
| Uncertified | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Common Infectious Diseases:— | |||||||||||||||||
| Pemphigus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria: Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 |
| Diarrhœal Diseases: | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea,all forms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteritis Epidemic (not Tuberculous) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 29 |
| Gastritis.Gastrointestinal Catarrh | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Wasting Diseases: | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 15 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | |
| Congenital Defects | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Want of Breast-milk | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Atrophy, Debility. Marasmus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| TuberculousDiseases: | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Improper Feeding .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Hœmophilia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 |
| Bronchoitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pneumonia, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Other Causes | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| 24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 113 |