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Tottenham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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M. of H. Table IV. INFANTILE DEATHS in Ages, Sexes and Localities, during the year 1926.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 week9. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 month-. | Total Deaths under l ynr. | Males. | Females. | Bruce Grove & Stoneleteh Ward. | Chestnuts Ward. | Green Lams Ward. | Park and Coleraine Ward. | Stamford Hill Ward. | Town Hall Ward. | West Green Ward. | Whits Hart Lane Ward. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Gastritis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (Overlying) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Atelectasis | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Premature Birth | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 47 | — | — | — | 1 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Other Causes | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Totals | 48 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 147 | 93 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 35 |