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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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
(4) Infant mortality: deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
Cause of Death | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
---|---|---|---|
Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | _ | 1 | 1 |
Meningococcal infection | — | 1 | 1 |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 1 | — | 1 |
Congenital anomalies | 9 | 3 | 12 |
Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | 17 | _ | 17 |
Other causes of perinatal mortality | 13 | — | 13 |
Accidents (non-vehicular) | — | 1 | 1 |
TOTALS | 42 | 12 | 54 |
(5) Prevalence and control of infectious disease: notifications and deaths
Disease | Notified | Known to be treated in hospital | Attack rate per 1,000 population | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acute encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | — |
Acute meningitis | 12 | 12 | 0.05 | 1 |
Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | - |
Dysentery | 226 | 5 | 0.85 | — |
Food poisoning | 43 | 15 | 0.16 | - |
Infective jaundice | 69 | 23 | 0.26 | - |
Leptospirosis | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | — |
Malaria | 3 | 3 | 0.01 | — |
Measles | 450 | 6 | 1.69 | — |
Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 0.01 | - |
Scarlet fever | 68 | 1 | 0.26 | — |
Tuberculosis: | ||||
(a) respiratory | 57 | 15 | 0.21 | 4 |
(b) other forms | 18 | 8 | 0.07 | 1 |
Typhoid | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | - |