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. | |
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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.