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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TABLE V.
BOROUGH OF HORNSEY.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1909 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 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 87 |
Uncertified | ||||||||||||||||||
Common Infectious Diseases | Small-pox | |||||||||||||||||
Chicken-pox | ||||||||||||||||||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
Diphthetia:Croup | ||||||||||||||||||
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Diarrhœal Diseases | Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Wasting Diseases | Premature Birth | 15 | ... | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 |
Congenital Defects | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuberculous Diseases | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Tabes Mesenterica | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Other Causes | Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Rickets | ||||||||||||||||||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Convulsions | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | |
Laryngitis | ||||||||||||||||||
Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Other Causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 87 |
Registration District, Edmonton. Sub-district, Hornsey.
Population, estimated to middle of 1909, 92,389.
Births in the year
legitimate, 1,481.
illegitimate, 27.
Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants. 79
illegitimate infants, 8
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 787.