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Enfield 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality.
1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| causes op 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 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 116 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal Trberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (=Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 10 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ||
| Premature Birth | 16 | 1 | 1 | ... | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | |
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | ... | 28 | ||
| Other Causes | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 116 | ||
Nett Births in the year:—legitimate, 1297; illegitimate, 34.
Nett Deaths in the year:—legitimate infants, 105;
illegitimate infants, 11.