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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

Hornsey 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: The principal causes of death among infants under one year of age were:—

The principal causes of death among infants under one year of age were:—

Equal to a death-rate per 1,000 births of
Premature Birth, Injury at Birth and Congenital Defects4129.1
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus139.3
Diarrhœal Diseases21.4
Bronchitis and Pneumonia117.8
Convulsions29.3
Meningitis10.7
Whooping Cough32.1
Overlaid in Bed32.1
Tuberculous Diseases42.8

Table: The infantile mortality of towns in Greater London and a number of towns of population approximately equal to that of Hornsey is shown in the following table:—

The infantile mortality of towns in Greater London and a number of towns of population approximately equal to that of Hornsey is shown in the following table:—

Greater LondonTowns of approximately equal population to Hornsey.
Hornsey69Huddersfield99
Croydon87Reading75
Leyton66Devonport103
Tottenham86York93
Walthamstow95Rochdale104
Willesden82Northampton110
East Ham94Aston Manor111
West Ham101Stockport137
Wolverhampton107
Walsall113
St. Helens123
Middlesbrough144
Swansea123
Wigan131