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Enfield 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality.
1914. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| CAUSES 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 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 32 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 107 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ] | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 | 4 | 23 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | |
| Premature birth | 20 | ... | 1 | 1 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | |
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 107 | |
Nett Births in the year:—legitimate, 1,287; illegitimate, 38.
Nett Deaths in the year legitimate infants, 99; illegitimate
infants, 8.