Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1911
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TABLE IV. Infant Mortality
| cause of death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 64 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 115 | 78 | 85 | 69 | 63 | 410 |
| Uncertified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 8 | 20 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 75 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 40 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 45 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 69 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 43 | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Injury at birth | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 8 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 24 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 38 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Other Causes | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 34 | |
| 65 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 116 | 78 | 85 | 69 | 63 | 411 | ||
Nett Births
in the year
legitimate 612
illegitimate 64
Nett Deaths
in the year of
legitimate infants 378
illegitimate infants 33