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Finchley 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table A3.

Showing the Causes of Infantile Mortality in the District during each of the four quarters of the Year 1908.

Cause of Death.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4 th QuarTotals.
All CausesCertified119142054
Uncertified..........
Common Infectious DiseasesSmall-pox..........
Chicken-pox..........
Measles......33
Scarlet Fever..........
Diphtheria: Croup..........
Whooping Cough1......1
Diarrhœal Diseases'Diarrhoea, all forms......22
Enteritis (not Tuberculosis)....3..3
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrah..........
Wasting DiseasesPremature Birth31217
Congenital Defects143513
Injury at Birth..........
Want of Breast-milk..........
A trophy, Debility, Marasmus..........
Tuberculous DiseasesTuberculous Meningitis..........
Tuberculous Peritonitis..........
Tabes Mesenterica..........
Other Tuberculous Diseases112..4
Erysipelas..........
Syphilis..........
Rickets..........
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)....1..1
Convulsions..........
Bronchitis2..136
Laryngitis..........
Pneumonia11136
Suffocation over-laying..........
Other Causes22138
Total119142054