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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 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 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 74 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | |
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Ricketts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Injury at Birth | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Congenital Malformation | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 10 | 5 | 4 | ... | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 15 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Totals | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 74 | |
Nett Births in the year:—Legitimate, 1,356; Illegitimate, 54.
Nett Death; in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 66; Illegitimate, 8.