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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE II.Infant Mortality.Net 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 of Age
All Causes—Certified3161139941-53
Uncertified----------
Smallpox----------
Chicken pox---------—
Measles---------—
Scarlet Fever---------—
Whooping Cough——--—1—--1
Diphtheria and Croup---------—
Erysipelas.--------—
Tuberculous Meningitis——--———--—
Abdominal Tuberculosis——--———--—
Other Tuberculosis Diseases——--——---—
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)2—-131—--4
Convulsions——--—1---1
Laryngitis---------—
Bronchitis——--——-1-1
Pneumonia (all forms)2—1-321--6
Diarrhoea——--——---—
Enteritis——--—11--2
Epidemic Diarrhoea----------
Gastritis——--——---—
Syphilis——--———--—
Rickets----------
Suffocation, overlying----------
Injury at Birth7—--7——--7
Atelectasis7—--7——--7
Congenital Malformation71--83—--11
Premature Birth54--9——--9
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus----------
Other Causes11--2—2--4
Totals3161139941-53

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Net Births in the year:—Legitimate: Live births, 1,843, Stillbirths,
40. Illegitimate: Live births, 72, Still-births, 1.
Net Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 52; Illegitimate, 1.
It will be seen from Table II that of the 53 infants who died
before attaining the age of 1 year, 31 died within the first week of
life.
The infant mortality rate for the District is 27.67 and this
figure compares most favourably with the rest of the country.