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Southwark 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 10.
BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1931.
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. | 4 weeks and under 3 Months | 3 Months and under 6 | 6 Months and under 9 | 9 Months and under 12. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 47 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 25 | 179 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculosis | 1 | |||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Premature Birth | 23 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 3 | — | — | — | 30 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 16 |
| Atelectasis | 7 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Intussusception | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Dentition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — |
| Dermatitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| Lobar-Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Suffocation (overlying) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Accident (other) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Nephritis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Icterus Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Septic Pyaemia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Otitis and Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Not classified above | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 25 | 179 | |
| Nett Births in the year | Legitimate | 2792 | ||||||||
| Illegitimate | 136 | |||||||||
| Nett Deaths in the year | Legitimate Infants | 167 | ||||||||
| Illegitimate Infants | 12 | |||||||||
TABLE 13.
ZYMOTIC MORTALITY FOR THE SANITARY AREA, 1931.
Showing the localities where the deaths occurred.
Locality.
Smallpox.
Measles.
Scarlet
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Whooping
Cough.
Enteric
Fever.
Diarrhoea.
The Borough
—
2
1
2
5
—
4
Southwark Hospital
—
—
—
I
—
1
1
London County Council
Hospitals
—
1
2
5
10
—
1
Newington Institution
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Evelina Hospital
—
—
—
—
2
—
2
Guy's Hospital
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
St. Thomas's Hospital
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Belgrave Hospital
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
Royal Waterloo
—
—
—
—
1
—
3
Other Addresses
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
Total
—
3
3
8
18
1
18