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 1922.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths from staked causes at various 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 | 4 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Convulsions | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 |
Diarrhoea | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Injury at Birth | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Premature Birth | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 |
Other Causes | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Total | 22 | 6 | 7 | C | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 72 |