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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
Finchley 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Table A3.
The Causes of Infantile Mortality, 1903.
| 1st Quar. | 2nd Quar. | 3rd Quar. | 4th Quar. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasting, Developmental Diseases, and Debility | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Premature Birth and Insufficient Vitality | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| Diseases of Lungs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Gastric Catarrh and Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Measles | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis (other than (Pulmonary) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Eczema | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Empyema | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Overlying | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Acute Rickets | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Septic Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Accidental Suffocation with bed clothes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Other Causes | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 |
| Totals | 20 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 59 |
Zymotic Mortality.—Included in the Zymotic Mortality
are the deaths from the 7 principal Zymotic Diseases, viz.:
Small-pox, Measles. Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping
Cough, "Fever" (including Typhoid Fever, Typhus Fever,
and Simple Continued Fever), and Diarrhoea. The rate
affords a good criterion to the healthiness of the District and
of the efficiency of its sanitary administration.