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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CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | TOTAL |
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Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chicken Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria & Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Suffocation, Overlying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Congenital Malformations | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||||
Premature Birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | - | — | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Causes | — | — | 2 | — | - | |||||
TOTALS | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 12 |