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Enfield 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE II.Infant Mortality.Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

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
All Causes—Certified27651391199775
Uncertified———-——-———
Smallpox---------—
Chickenpox----------
Measles-----1---1
Scarlet Fever---------—
Whooping Cough-------1-1
Diphtheria and Croup---------—
Erysipelas---------—
Tuberculous Meningitis---------—
Abdominal Tuberculosis---------—
Other Tuberculosis Diseases--------11
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)——-----112
Convulsions1---11--24
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis-—1-121—15
Pneumonia (all forms)—1—-1252—10
Diarrhœa-——-------
Enteritis-----22217
Epidemic Diarrhœa----------
Gastritis----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Suffocation, overlying----------
Injury at Birth1---1----1
Atelectasis5—1-6-——-6
Congenital Malformation532-10212116
Premature Birth1421-17-——-17
Atrophy, Debility andMarasmus1---1----1
Other Causes———111—1-3
Totals27651391199775

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Net Births in the year:—Legitimate: Live births, 2,239; Stillbirths,
41. Illegitimate: Live births, 73; Still-births, 2.
Net Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 75; Illegitimate, 0.
It will be seen from Table II that of the 75 infants who died
before attaining the age of 1 year, 27 died within the first week of
life.
The infant mortality rate for the District is 32.43 and this
figure compares favourably with the rest of the country.