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Finchley 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1955Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1955

Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age

CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal
All Certified141--15211-19
Causes Uncertified---------1
Smallpox----------
Chicken Pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Whooping Cough----------
Diphtheria & Croup----------
Erysipelas Tuberculous----------
Meningitis----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)----------
Convulsions----------
Laryngitis-------1--
Bronchitis--------1
Pneumonia (all forms)-----1---1
Diarrhoea----------
Enteritis----------
Gastritis----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Suffocation, Overlying----------
Injury at Birth----------
Atelectasis Congenital4-"1-4--1-4
Malformations2---211--4
Premature Birth2---2----2
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus----------
Other Causes61--7---17
TOTALS141--15211-19