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, 1935.
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 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 74 |
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation, overlaying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 1 | l | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 10 |
| Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 74 |
| Death-rate in each age-group per 1,000 births | 14.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 19.6 | 13. 3 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 52 |
| Percentage of total deaths in each age-group | 27.0 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 37 .9 | 25.7 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 100 |