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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Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| Causes 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 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| „ „ I Certified All Causes Uncertified | 16 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 78 | |
| Small-pox | ||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | ||||||||||
| Measles | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| . Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tuberculosis Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Abdominal | ||||||||||
| Tuberculosis (6) | ||||||||||
| Other Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
| Diseases | ||||||||||
| Meningitis | ||||||||||
| Convulsions | ||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| Diarrhoea | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Gastritis and Improper Feeding | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rickets | ||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlaying | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Injury at Birth | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Congenital Malforma tions (c) | ||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 15 | |||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Other Causes | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 78 | |
| Nett Births Legitimate in the Year Illegitimate | 768 | Nett Deaths in the Year of | Legitimate Infants illegitimate , | 67 | ||||||
| 35 | 11 | |||||||||