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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality.
1915. 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. | 1 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 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 115 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 10 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 23 | 2 | 1 | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 20 | |
| Other Causes | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 15 | |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 115 | |
Nett Births in the year:—legitimate, 1292; illegitimate, 32.
Nett Deaths in the year :—legitimate infants, 112 ; illegitimate
infants, 5.