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Hornsey 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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BOROUGH OF HORNSEY DISTRICT.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6 7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 106 |
| Uncertified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Infectious Diseases | Small-pox | |||||||||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | ||||||||||||||||||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria: Croup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Diarrhœal Diseases | Diarrhcea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| Wasting Diseases | Premature Birth | 13 | 3 | 5 | ... | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
| Congenital Defects | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Want of Breast-milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | ||
| Tuberculous Diseases | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Convulsions | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Laryngitis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Causes | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | • • | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | ||
| 23 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 106 | ||
Registration District, Edmonton. Sub-district, Hornsey.
Population, estimated to middle of 1905, 85,213,
Legitimate, 1,542.
Births in the year Illegitimate) 25.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 696.