Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following Table gives details of the causes of death in the
various age groups:—
Infantile Mortality, 1932.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 108 |
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | l |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 |
Convulsions | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 | .. | 4 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 8 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | .. | 20 |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Injury at Birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Atelectasis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Congenital Malformations | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 |
Premature Birth | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | |
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .. | 14 |
Other Causes | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | • • | • • | .. | 5 |
Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 108 |
Death-rate in each age-group per 1,000 births | 18.6 | 1.8 | 2 .4 | 1.8 | 24.6 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 647 |
Percentage of total deaths in each age-group | 287 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 38.0 | 21.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 1.9 | 100 |