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 Enfield]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | Certified | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 74 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | |
Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Epidemic Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
Ricketts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Injury at Birth | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Congenital Malformation | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
Premature Birth | 10 | 5 | 4 | ... | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 15 | |
Other Causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
Totals | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 74 |
Nett Births in the year:—Legitimate, 1,356; Illegitimate, 54.
Nett Death; in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 66; Illegitimate, 8.