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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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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 causes | Certified | 94 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 151 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 45 | 395 |
| Uncertified | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| (Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Convulsions. | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 10 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 60 | |
| Diarrhæa | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 50 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 11 | |
| Premature Birth | 55 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 79 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 70 | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 95 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 152 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 45 | 396 | ||
Nett Births, in the year
Legitimate 3,967
Illegitimate 209
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 363
Illegitimate Infants 33