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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
Islington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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9 [1929
INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Calendar Year 1929.
Nett Deaths
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | Weeks. | Total under 4 | 4 weeks | Months. | Total Deaths under | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | weeks | 3 months | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | 1 year | |||
| All Causes. | Certified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Small-pox | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chicken-pox | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | ||
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 46 | |
| Diphtheria, Croup | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculous Men- ingitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| Abdominal Tuber | |||||||||||
| culosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous | |||||||||||
| Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | — | — | 2 | 3a | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Convulsions | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | i | — | ||
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 82 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | ] | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 55 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Suffocation, overlying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Injury at birth | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | - | — | — | 4 | |
| Atelectasis | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Congenital Malfor mations | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | |
| Premature birth | 59 | 2 | 1 | — | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | 63 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | - | — | 22 | |
| Other causes | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3§ | 40 | ||
| Totals | 103 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 147 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 51 | 403 | |