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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INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1939: Deaths from stated causes at various periods under 1 year of age.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 wk. | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 | 3-4 " | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 mths. | 3-6 " | 6-9 " | 9-12 " | Total under 1 year. |
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Measles | ||||||||||
Scarlet fever | ||||||||||
Whooping cough | ||||||||||
Diphtheria & Croup | ||||||||||
Erysipelas | ||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
Other Tuberculous diseases | ||||||||||
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ||||||||||
Convulsions | ||||||||||
Laryngitis | ||||||||||
Bronchitis | ||||||||||
Pneumoia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Diarrhoea | ||||||||||
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Gastritis | ||||||||||
Syphilis | ||||||||||
Ricket s | ||||||||||
Suffocation | ||||||||||
Want of Attention and Injury at Birth | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Atelectasis | ||||||||||
Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
Atrophy,Debility & Marasmus | ||||||||||
Other Causes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Totals | 14 | 2 | - | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |