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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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INFANT DEATHS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX
| AGE AT DEATH | Under 1 day | 1-6 Days | 1 Week | 2 Weeks | 3 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 1-2 Months | 3-5 Months | 6-8 Months | 9-11 Months | Total under 1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Pneumonia | M | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 6 |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Gastro-Enteritis | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Spina bifida and meningocele | M | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Congenital hydrocephalus | M | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Congenital malformations of heart | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 8 |
| F | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Other congenital malformations | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | M | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis | M | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| F | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Haemolytic disease of newborn | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Immaturity | M | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| F | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
| All other Causes | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| TOTALS | M | 10 | 8 | 4 | – | – | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | 33 |
| F | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 17 | |
| 18 | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | 2 | – | 50 |