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Hornsey 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE C.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1927.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Week. | 1-9 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 | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 15 | 2 | — | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Other Causes | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 46 |