Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE II.
Net 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. | |
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All Causes- | —Certified | 24 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 61 |
Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Chickenpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis . . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Bronchitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Enteritis | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | |
Epidemic Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Suffocation, overlying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Atelectasis | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Congenital Malformation | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
Premature Birth | 17 | 3 | 2 | _ | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | |
Other Causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Totals | 24 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 61 |
Net Births in the year:—Legitimate: Live births, 1,183; Stillbirths,
47. illegitimate: Live births, 37; Still-births, 3.
Net Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 57; Illegitimate,4.