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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Table showing the Wards in which Infantile Deaths occurred.
Cause of Death | North Ward | Fast Ward | West Ward | Total Deaths under 1 year | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | Certified | 20 | 27 | 17 | 64 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet-fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping-Cough | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Meningitis (nut Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bronchitis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Enteritis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Gastritis | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Syphilis | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Injury at birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Premature birth | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Other Causes | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |