Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Showing the Causes of Infantile Mortality in the District during each of the Four Quarters of the Year 1905.
Cause of Death. | 1st Quar. | 2nd Quar. | 3rd Quar. | 4th Quar. | Totals | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | Certified | 14 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 68 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Common Infectious Diseases | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Diphtheria : Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping-cough | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ||
Diarrhœal Diseases | Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Wasting Diseases | Premature Birth | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
Congenital Defects | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Want of Breast-milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Tuberculous Diseases | Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis : | ||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Bronchitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Suffocation, overlaying | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Other Causes | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Total | 14 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 68 |