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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Neo-Natal Mortality refers to the toll of children who die
within the first month of their existence. Comparatively these
numbers are less under our control than those occurring in the other
eleven months of the first year. The work of the Maternity and
Child Welfare Service has done much to improve the figures of this
latter group. In 1925 out of the 35 deaths of Infants in Wood
Green under one year of age, 22 died before they reached the end
of their first month.
Total Deaths during the five years, 1921 to 1925 inclusive-
| Cause of Death. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterip Fever | - | - | - | - | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | 14 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 34 | 46 | 29 | 44 | 35 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 58 | 64 | 76 | 65 | 74 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Diabetes | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc . | 24 | 19 | 27 | 36 | 28 |
| Heart Disease | 71 | 84 | 88 | 76 | 95 |
| Arterio Sclerosis | 24 | 20 | 16 | 28 | 37 |
| Bronchitis | 54 | 45 | 35 | 48 | 37 |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 44 | 28 | 31 | 22 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 24 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 20 |
| Suicide | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 8 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 8 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 83 | 77 | 86 | 79 | 77 |
| Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 493 | 524 | 491 | 513 | 507 |