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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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BOROUGH OF HORNSEY DISTRICT.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6 7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year | |
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All Causes | Certified | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 106 |
Uncertified | ||||||||||||||||||
Infectious Diseases | Small-pox | |||||||||||||||||
Chicken-pox | ||||||||||||||||||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
Diphtheria: Croup | ||||||||||||||||||
Whooping Cough. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Diarrhœal Diseases | Diarrhcea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Wasting Diseases | Premature Birth | 13 | 3 | 5 | ... | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
Congenital Defects | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Want of Breast-milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | ||
Tuberculous Diseases | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ||||||||||||||||||
Syphilis | ||||||||||||||||||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Convulsions | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Laryngitis | ||||||||||||||||||
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | |
Suffocation, overlaying | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Causes | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | • • | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | ||
23 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 106 |
Registration District, Edmonton. Sub-district, Hornsey.
Population, estimated to middle of 1905, 85,213,
Legitimate, 1,542.
Births in the year Illegitimate) 25.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 696.