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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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INQUESTS
Thirty-nine inquests, and two hundred and seventy-two postmortems
without inquests, were held during the year.
Of these, two hundred and seventy-four deaths were due to
natural causes, twenty-five to accidental causes, nine to suicide,
one to misadventure and in two cases an open verdict was recorded.
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 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia and Bronchitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | |
| Congenital defects | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Prematurity | 8 | — | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Birth injury | 5 | — | - | - | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Accidental | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Infections | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Intestinal obstruction | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Totals | 16 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 33 | |
Infant Mortality Rate—20.44 per 1,000 live births.
(Number of deaths of infants under the age of one year per
1,000 live births.)
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate—11.77 per 1,000 live births.
(Number of deaths of infants under the age of four weeks per
1,000 live births.)
Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate—9.91 per 1,000 live births.
(Number of deaths of infants under the age of one week per
1,000 live births.)
Late Neo-Natal Mortality Rate—1.85 per 1,000 live births.
(Number of deaths of infants over one week but under four
weeks of age per 1,000 live births.)
Post Neo-Natal Mortality Rate—8.61 per 1,000 live births.
(Number of deaths of infants aged four weeks but under one
year of age per 1,000 live births.)