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Southwark 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 12.ST. PETERS WARD.INFANT MORTALITY, 1918.Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.

TABLE 12.

ST. PETERS WARD.

INFANT MORTALITY, 1918.

Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 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 1 Year
All causesCertified33118596533
Uncertified...............1.........1
Influenza..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..............................
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough...............113...5
Diphtheria and Croup..................1...12
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............................
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases........................l1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..............................
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis..............................
Convulsions............1............1
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis..................13...4
Pneumonia, all forms..................3...25
Diarrhœa...............12......3
Enteritis..............................
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis.........111.........2
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlying..............................
Injury at Birth1.........1............1
Atelectasis..............................
Congenital Malformations1.........l............1
Premature ]3irth121...41.........5
A trophy, Debility and Marasmus...............21......3
Other causes........................11
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Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 422
Illegitimate 18
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 38
Illegitimate Infants 3