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Enfield 1950
[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 of Age. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 34 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformation | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Causes | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Totals | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 34 | |
Net Births in the year:—Legitimate: Live births, 1,507; Stillbirths,
27. Illegitimate : Live births, 63 ; Still-births, 1.
Net Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 32; Illegitimate, 2.