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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wood Green 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Infantile Mortality during the Year 1913.
Nett Deaths
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1.2 weeks. | 2.3 w eeks. | 3.4 weeks. | lotal under 1 month. | 1.3 months. | 3.6 months. | 6.9 months. | 9.12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Certified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Causes | U ncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Diarrhoea, | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | I | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Congenital Malformations. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Marasmus. | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | |
| Other Causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Totals | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 83 | |
0Nett Births in Legitimate, 1173.
the year Illegitimate, 37.
Nett Deaths in Legitimate Infants, 82.
the year Illegitimate Infants, 1.