London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| CAUSE OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1 and under 2 weeks | 2 and under 3 weeks | 3 and under 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 and under 6 months | 6 and under 9 months | 9 and under 12 months | TOTAL 4 weeks and under 12 month | TOTAL DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Diarrhoea, Enteritis and Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation, Overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asphyxia Neonatorum | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Atelectasis | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 19 | |
| Premature Birth | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leukaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tumours | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Causes | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| TOTALS | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 77 |