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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE J.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1921.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths from stated causes at variouB Ages under One Year of Age. | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||||||||
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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. | ||
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Diarrhoea | — | 1 | — | 1 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 14 |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Premature Birth | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 8 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 17 |
Other Causes | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
Total | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 72 |