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 Bromley Borough]
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Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months 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 | Certified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | I | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Premature Birth | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculosis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 49 | ||
Births in the year— Legitimate, 638; Illegitimate, 22. Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 44; Illegitimate Infants, 5.