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Enfield 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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INQUESTS
Thirty-five inquests, and two hundred and fifty-three postmortems
without inquests, were held during the year.
Of these, two hundred and fifty-five deaths were due to natural
causes, twenty-three to accidental causes, seven to suicide, one to
misadventure, one to manslaughter, and in one case 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 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 26 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia and Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Congenital defects | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Prematurity | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Birth injury | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals. | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 26 |
Infant Mortality Rate—14.30 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—11.55 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—9.90 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 Rateb—1.65 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—2.75 per 1,000 live births.
(Number of deaths of infants aged four weeks but under one
year of age per 1,000 live births.)