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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Table3
Infant Mortality
Deaths from stated
causes at various ages under one year of age
| Cause of Death | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 vear |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | – | 1 | 1 |
| Heart disease | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Other diseases of repiratory system | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 1 | — | 1 |
| Congenital anomalies | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Birth injury, difficult labour, etc | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 9 | – | 9 |
| All other external causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 38 | 19 | 57 |