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Hornsey 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE C.— INFANT MORTALITY, 1928.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Diarrhoea | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 21 | 3 | 2 | - | 26 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 28 |
| Atrophy, Debility aud Marasmus | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 17 |
| Other Causes | 4 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Total | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 73 |
| Certified | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71 |
| Uncertified | 2 | |||||||||