London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Infantile Deaths in Ages and Sexes during the year 1940.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea & enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Asphyxia | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Premature Births, congenital malformation, etc. | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| War, Operat ions | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other Causes. | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Totals | 25 | 3 | - | 1 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 34 | 30 |