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Enfield 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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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—Certified Uncertified | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 46 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Epidemic Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atelectasis | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Congenital Malformation | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 2 | —• | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 |
| Atrophy, Debilitv and | ||||||||||
| Marasmus | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 46 |
Net Births in the year:—Legitimate: Live births, 1,664; Stillbirths,
35. Illegitimate: Live births, 62; Still-births, 1.
Net Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 44; Illegitimate, 2.