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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
Enfield 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality.
1912. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes Certified | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 107 |
| All Causes Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformation | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 16 | 3 | 2 | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
| Atrophy, Debility &Marasmus | 10 | 2 | ... | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 21 |
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 |
| 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 107 |
Nett Births in the year:—legitimate, 1,366; illegitimate 35.
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate and illegitimate infants, 107.