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Wandsworth 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 13
1921 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 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3 Months and under 6 Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months | 0 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes— | ||||||||||
| Certified | 99 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 163 | 71 | 79 | 51 | 51 | 415 |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | .. | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Convulsions | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Laryngitis | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 53 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 45 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 36 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Injury at birth | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Premature Birth | 52 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 73 |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 6 | ... | 51 |
| Other Causes | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| Totals | 101 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 165 | 72 | 79 | 51 | 51 | 418 |
Nett Births in the year, legitimate, 5,928; illegitimate, 239.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 380; illegitimate infants, 38.