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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE II.
Infant Mortality.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes— | Certified | 34 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 86 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chicken pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Atelectasis Congenital Malformation | 3 1 | — | — | — | 3 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 4 | |
| Premature Birth | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | - | 1 | 6 | |
| Other Causes | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 86 | |
Net Births in the year:—Legitimate: Live births, 1,330; Stillbirths,
32. Illegitimate: Live births, 40; Still-births, 1.
Net Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 82; Illegitimate, 4.