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Hornsey 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE C.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1926.
| CAUSES Or DEATH. | Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. | Total Deaths tinder One Year. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 9-3 Weeks. | 8-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-1 a Months. | ||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | 0 | - | - | - | — | 0 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | S | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Rickets | — | - | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 15 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Other Causes | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Total | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 57 |