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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 1906
[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 1 906 .
| Cause of Death. | 1st Quar. | 2nd Quar. | 3rd Quar. | 4th Quar | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 16 | 13 | 41 | 21 | 91 |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Common Infectious Diseases | Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria: Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | Diarrhœ, all forms | 1 | .. | 28 | .. | 29 |
| Enteritis (not Tuberculosis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Wasting Diseases | Premature Birth | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| Congenital Defects | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Injury at Birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Want of Breast-milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Maras mus | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases | Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | ||
| Convulsions | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Suffocation over-laying | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | |
| Total | 16 | 13 | 41 | 21 | 91 | |