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Southwark 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| 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 | 62 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 84 | 48 | 34 | 43 | 34 | 243 |
| Uncertified | — | — | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||||||
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||||||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| Enteritis | |||||||||||
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | ||||||||||
| Phthisis | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
| Other Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 17 | |
| Premature Birth | 39 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 5 | — | — | — | 50 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and | |||||||||||
| Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 4 | b | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | |||
| Atelectasis | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| Rickets | — | — | |||||||||
| Meningitis | 1 | ||||||||||
| Laryngitis | — | — | |||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | |||
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Intussusception | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dentition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dermatitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 13 | |||
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 40 | |
| Pleuro-Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation (overlying) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Accident (other) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nephritis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Icterus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Septic Pyaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Otitis and Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other causes not classified above | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 62 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 84 | 48 | 34 | 43 | 34 | 243 | ||