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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

Enfield 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE II.Infant MortalityNet Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

TABLE II.

Infant Mortality

Net 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-Certified1782330953-47
Uncertified----------
Smallpox----------
Chickenpox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Whooping Cough----------
Diphtheria and Croup----------
Erysipelas----------
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)----------
Convulsions-2--2----2
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis-----1---1
Pneumonia (all forms)-1-12222-8
Diarrhoea----------
Enteritis-----1---1
Epidemic Diarrhoea----------
Gastritis----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Suffocation, overlying----------
Injury at Birth3--14----4
Atelectasis----------
Congenital Malformation2--131---4
Premature Birth113--14----14
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus111-322--7
Other Causes-11-2211-6
Totals1782330953-47

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Net Births in the year:—Legitimate: Live births, 1,057; Stillbirths,
36. Illegitimate: Live births, 29; Still-births, 4.
Net Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 44; Illegitimate,3.