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 Southgate]
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1938. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various periods under 1 Year of Age.
Causes of Death. | | Under 1 Week. 1 | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months. | 3—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
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9 | 2 | .. | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | |||
Smallpox | |||||||||||
2 | Chickenpox | ||||||||||
3 | Measles | ||||||||||
4 | Scarlet fever | ||||||||||
5 | Whooping Cough | ||||||||||
6 | Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||
7 | Erysipelas | ||||||||||
8 | Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
9 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
10 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||||||
Meningits (not Tuberculosis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
12 | Convulsions | ||||||||||
13 | Laryngitis | ||||||||||
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ... | .. | ||
15 | Pneumonia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
16 | Diarrhoea | ||||||||||
17 | Enteritis | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
18 | Gastritis | ||||||||||
19 | Syphilis | ||||||||||
20 | Rickets | ||||||||||
21 | Suffocation | ||||||||||
22 | Want of Attention and Injury at British0 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
23 | Atelectasis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
24 | Congentinal Malformations | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
25 | Premature Birth | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
26 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ||||||||||
27 | Other Causes | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
Totals | 9 | .. | 2 | .. | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |