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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Showing the Causes of Infantile Mohtality in the District during each of the four quarters of the year 1911.
| Cause of Death. | 1st Quaiter. | 2ud Quarter. | 3nl Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified All causes Uncertified. | 13 | 9 | 33 | 16 | 71 |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1 | - | - | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping-cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Diarrhoea | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| Enteritis | 1 | — | 11 | — | 12 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Juberculous Diseases | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformation | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Premature birth | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injuiy at Birth | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other causes | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Total. | 13 | 9 | 33 | 16 | 71 |