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Hornsey 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE IV.BOROUGH OF HORNSEY.INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

TABLE IV.

BOROUGH OF HORNSEY.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
All CausesCertified277724318211717116
Uncertified
small-pox
Chicken-pox
J Measles.....................235
Scarlet Fever
Diphtheria and Croup
Whooping Cough...............12...47
Diarrhœa...............1.........1
Enteritis...............7115427
Tuberculous Meningitis
Abdominal Tuberculosis
Other Tuberculous
Diseases...1......1......1...2
Congenital Malformations
Premature Birth2043...271.........28
Atrophy, Debility and
Marasmus......21321......6
Atelectasis1.........1............1
Injury at Birth2.........2............2
Erysipelas
Syphilis..............12.....3
Rickets
Meningitis (notTuberculous)............2......13
Convulsions1.........1...12...4
Gastritis
Laryngitis
Bronchitis.........111...2...4
Pneumonia (all forms)...............13239
Suffocation, overlying
Other Causes3227113214
277724318211717116

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Nett Births in the year
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate, 1,451.
illegitimate, 28.
legitimate infants, 110.
illegitimate infants, 6.