London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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CAUSES BY AGE GROUPS AND SEXES
| Under 1 Day | 1—6 Days | 1 Week | 2 Weeks | 3 Weeks | Total Under 1 Month | 1—2 Months | 3—5 Months | 6—8 Months | 9—11 Months | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Congenital syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Premature birth | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| Injury at birth | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other diseases peculiar to first year of life | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 |