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 Tottenham]
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Infantile Deaths in Ages and Sexes during the year 1941.
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 yr. | Males | Females |
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Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||
Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
Meningitis | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | ||
Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | ||
Diarrhoea & enteritis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Premature Births, congenital malformation, etc. | 23 | 3 | - | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 30 | 16 | 14 | |
Other causes. | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
Totals - | 24 | 3 | - | 2 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 33 | 28 |
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