London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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10 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
number of deaths among illegitimate infants was 19 to 196
births—a mortality of 96 per 1,000 births.
Table VII. gives the corrected number of deaths, and the
cause of death, at various periods up to one year of age.
TABLE VII.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and i under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes:— | ||||||||||
| Certified | 68 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 107 | 34 | 40 | 18 | 31 | 230 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 9 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| Diarrhœa | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Injury at Birth | 6 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Atelectasis | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| Premature Birth | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 49 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Other Causes | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Totals | 08 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 107 | 34 | 40 | 18 | 31 | 230 |
Nett Births in the year: legitimate, 4,420; illegitimate, 196.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants. 211: illegitimate
infants, 19.