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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE II.
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 | 18 | 2 | - | 3 | 23 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 29 |
| Uncertified | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | - | — | — |
| Atelectasis | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia and Bronchitis | — | — | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | — | 7 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | — | - | — | 3 | - | — | - | 1 | 4 |
| Prematurity | 8 | 2 | - | — | 10 | - | — | - | - | 10 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 4 | — | - | — | 4 | - | — | - | — | 4 |
| Anaemia | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | - | — | - | — | 1 |
| Accidental | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | - | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 18 | 2 | — | 3 | 23 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 29 |
Births in the year:—Legitimate: Live births, 1,451; Stillbirths,
38. Illegitimate: Live births, 60; Still-births, 3.
Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 29; Illegitimate, Nil.
Of the 29 infants who died before reaching the age of 1 year,
23 died within the first 4 weeks of life, and of this number, 18
occurred in infants under 1 week.
The infant mortality rate for the Borough is 19.2.
INQUESTS
Thirty-eight Inquests and one hundred and thirty three Postmortem
examinations without inquests were held during the year.
Of these, 133 deaths were due to natural causes, 20 to accidental
causes, 14 to suicide, 3 to misadventure, and in 1 case an open
verdict was recorded.