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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hornsey 1938

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

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Table: TABLE D INFANT MORTALITY, 1938.

TABLE D INFANT MORTALITY, 1938.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths from staked causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.Total Deaths under One Year
Under 1 DayUnder 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Premature Birth1434......11......59........................59
Congenital Malformation............1...11...122...1............1...33
Pneumonia......1..................212...1...11.........24
Diarrhœa & Enteritis..............................00............2...240
Whooping Cough..............................00...............1...102
Atelectasis1...1.....................20........................20
Tuberculosis (non-pulmonary)..............................00..................101
Icterus Neonatorum......1.....................10........................10
Other Causes111.....................21........................21
Total35741022031314020131321920
39