London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Kingston upon Thames 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: TABLE IV.INFANT MORTALITY, 1913.Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age

TABLE IV.

INFANT MORTALITY, 1913.

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 1 Month.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year
All Causes, Certified1212115209101165
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles........................11
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough..............................
Diphtheria & Croup........................11
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis.....................2...2
Abdominal Tubeculosis..............................
Other Tubercolosis Diseases.....................1...1
Meningitis
(not Tuberculous)..................2...13
Convulsions.....................1...2
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis...............332...8
Pneumonia (all forms)...............1......45
Diarrhœa...............41128
Enteritis...............21...14
Gastritis...............2......13
Syphilis......1...111......3
Rickets...........................3
Suffocation,overlaying1.........12.........2
Injury at Birth...........................1
Atelectasis1.........1............1
Congenital Malformations (c)2.........21.........3
Premature Birth8.........81.........9
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus......1121.........3
Influenza...1.........
Other Causes...............212...5
1212115209101165
Nett Births in the YearLegitimate830Nett Deaths in the YearLegitimate Infant58
Illegitimate61Illegitimate7